The ConstellationsExplains the history, mythology, and science that make up the discipline of astronomy. Every constellation, from Andromeda to Virgo, is discussed and every important star, from Betelgeuse to Sirius, is explored. |
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... similar to the aged globular clusters that surround our Galaxy . Like them , it lies about 1,500 light years above the galactic plane , instead of along the central plane where we find most open clusters . A particular feature of M67 ...
... similar to the aged globular clusters that surround our Galaxy . Like them , it lies about 1,500 light years above the galactic plane , instead of along the central plane where we find most open clusters . A particular feature of M67 ...
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... similar nova T Aurigae of 1891 ) rise slowly to maximum , undergo fluctuations like those of fast novae , but occurring over much longer periods of time , and then decline in brightness much more gradually . In 1954 , DQ Herculis was ...
... similar nova T Aurigae of 1891 ) rise slowly to maximum , undergo fluctuations like those of fast novae , but occurring over much longer periods of time , and then decline in brightness much more gradually . In 1954 , DQ Herculis was ...
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... similar in spectral type to Z Camelopardi ( p . 77 ) , RX Andromedae is a close binary whose tiny components , proba- bly a red dwarf and a very hot , dense blue dwarf , circle one another in only five hours , with the inevitable ...
... similar in spectral type to Z Camelopardi ( p . 77 ) , RX Andromedae is a close binary whose tiny components , proba- bly a red dwarf and a very hot , dense blue dwarf , circle one another in only five hours , with the inevitable ...
Contents
ONE Two Bears and a Dragon | 3 |
TWO Ursa Major and Ursa Minor | 25 |
THREE | 56 |
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absolute magnitude ALPHA ancient Andromeda apparent magnitude Arabic astronomical units BETA Betelgeuse blue-white bright brightest star called celestial Cepheids clouds companion components constellation Cygni degrees northwest degrees south diameter Dipper discovered double Earth east eclipsing elliptical emission EPSILON faint fainter fifth-magnitude fourth-magnitude galactic GAMMA gaseous globular cluster Greek Hale Observatories heavens helium Hercules Herschel hydrogen indicates interstellar ionized known lies light years distant luminosity luminous lying Lyrae main sequence main-sequence star Majoris miles per second Milky million miles naked-eye nebula northeast novae object observed open cluster optical optical companion orbit Orion parsecs period Perseus Photographed planetary primary proper motion RA 12 h radiation radio red giant Rigel rotation shell Sirius small telescope solar southeast southern southwest spectral class spectral lines spectral type spectroscopic binary spectrum spiral galaxy star's stellar subgiant Sun's supergiant supernova temperature Ursa Major variable velocity visible Zeta