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Page 20
... remarkable nebula of very minute stars , and the only one of the kind which is ever visible to the naked eye . It resembles two cones of light , joined at their base , about 3 ° in length , and 4 ° in breadth . It was known as far back ...
... remarkable nebula of very minute stars , and the only one of the kind which is ever visible to the naked eye . It resembles two cones of light , joined at their base , about 3 ° in length , and 4 ° in breadth . It was known as far back ...
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... remarkable cluster of five stars in the form of a pentagon , about 15 ° E. of it . - See Cetus . 39. From El Rischa the ribbon or cord makes a sudden flexure , doubling back across the ecliptic , where we meet with three stars of the ...
... remarkable cluster of five stars in the form of a pentagon , about 15 ° E. of it . - See Cetus . 39. From El Rischa the ribbon or cord makes a sudden flexure , doubling back across the ecliptic , where we meet with three stars of the ...
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... remarkable star in the square of the Great Bear , on the other side of the pole . [ See Megrez . ] It also serves to mark a spot in the starry heavens , rendered memorable as being the place of a lost star . Two hun- dred and fifty ...
... remarkable star in the square of the Great Bear , on the other side of the pole . [ See Megrez . ] It also serves to mark a spot in the starry heavens , rendered memorable as being the place of a lost star . Two hun- dred and fifty ...
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... remarkable stars , 4 ° and 5 ° apart , and so situated as to form a regular pentagon . The brightest of these is Menkar , of the 2d magnitude , in the nose of the Whale . It occupies the S. E. angle of the figure . It is 34 ° N. of the ...
... remarkable stars , 4 ° and 5 ° apart , and so situated as to form a regular pentagon . The brightest of these is Menkar , of the 2d magnitude , in the nose of the Whale . It occupies the S. E. angle of the figure . It is 34 ° N. of the ...
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... remarkable star is called Algol . It is situated 12 ° E. of Almaack , in the foot of Andromeda , and may be known by means of three stars of the 4th magnitude , lying a few degrees S. W. of it , and forming a small triangle . It is on ...
... remarkable star is called Algol . It is situated 12 ° E. of Almaack , in the foot of Andromeda , and may be known by means of three stars of the 4th magnitude , lying a few degrees S. W. of it , and forming a small triangle . It is on ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called Cassiopeia celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude light longitude luminous Map VIII mean distance Mercury meridian miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly NEBULA node north pole northern Number of stars o'clock observed Orion pale yellow parallax pass perihelion period planet Pleiades polar position principal star Refracting telescopes refraction remarkable represented revolution revolve right ascension rising satellites Saturn seen shadow sidereal Sirius situated small stars solstice southern Sun's supposed surface Taurus TELESCOPIC OBJECTS TELESCOPIC OBJECTS.-Alpha tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac