What is the difference between an optical double star and a visual binary star

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Carl Zulauf · Answer 1 · 2023-01-30T14:45:52+0000

An optical double is an illusion—the stars are at vast distances from each other and are not actually orbiting each other—whereas in a visual binary, the stars are actually orbiting each other. its total energy output into all space

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