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... yellow ; B. 12 , pale blue , with several small stars in the field . 3. Y ANDROMEDE ( Almuack ) —A SPLENDID DOUBLE STAR on the right foot , R. A. 1h . 54m . 16s ; Dec. N. 41 ° 33 ′ 06 ′′ . A. 3 % , orange color ; B. 51⁄21⁄2 , emerald ...
... yellow ; B. 12 , pale blue , with several small stars in the field . 3. Y ANDROMEDE ( Almuack ) —A SPLENDID DOUBLE STAR on the right foot , R. A. 1h . 54m . 16s ; Dec. N. 41 ° 33 ′ 06 ′′ . A. 3 % , orange color ; B. 51⁄21⁄2 , emerald ...
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... yellow , and lastly of an ashy paleness , in which its light expired . It is impossible , says Mrs. Somerville , to imagine anything more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance . It was seen for sixteen ...
... yellow , and lastly of an ashy paleness , in which its light expired . It is impossible , says Mrs. Somerville , to imagine anything more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance . It was seen for sixteen ...
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... yellow ; B 14 , pale blue ; C 11 , bluish . Several small stars in the field . 6. σ CASSIOPE - A beautiful double star in the left elbow ; R. A. 23h . 50m . 55s .; Dec. N. 54 ° 51 ′ 08 ′′ . A 6 , flushed white ; B 8 , smalt blue ; the ...
... yellow ; B 14 , pale blue ; C 11 , bluish . Several small stars in the field . 6. σ CASSIOPE - A beautiful double star in the left elbow ; R. A. 23h . 50m . 55s .; Dec. N. 54 ° 51 ′ 08 ′′ . A 6 , flushed white ; B 8 , smalt blue ; the ...
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... yellow ; B 14 , dusky . R. A. , 28h . 82m . 47s .; Dec. , N. 76 ° 44 ' 7 " . This star will be the Pole star in about 2360 years . HISTORY . - Who was Cepheus ? Why placed in the heavens ? of other constellations ? TELESCOPIC OBJECTS ...
... yellow ; B 14 , dusky . R. A. , 28h . 82m . 47s .; Dec. , N. 76 ° 44 ' 7 " . This star will be the Pole star in about 2360 years . HISTORY . - Who was Cepheus ? Why placed in the heavens ? of other constellations ? TELESCOPIC OBJECTS ...
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... yellow ; B 11 , purple . Two thousand years ago the first meridian or Vernal Equinox passed through th ' star ; but the recession of the equinox at the slow rate of 50 " per year , has , in that length of time , carried the equinoctial ...
... yellow ; B 11 , purple . Two thousand years ago the first meridian or Vernal Equinox passed through th ' star ; but the recession of the equinox at the slow rate of 50 " per year , has , in that length of time , carried the equinoctial ...
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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