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... Polaris is so great , that though the star is moving through space at the rate of ninety miles per minute , this ... Polaris . - By an ob- server at the equator , Polaris is seen at the horizon . If he advances north , the horizon is de ...
... Polaris is so great , that though the star is moving through space at the rate of ninety miles per minute , this ... Polaris . - By an ob- server at the equator , Polaris is seen at the horizon . If he advances north , the horizon is de ...
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... Polaris ? How may latitude be calculated by means of Polaris ? DOUBLE STARS , ETC. - Does any star appear double to the naked eye ? How many have been found by the use of the telescope ? What is an optical double star ? Are all double ...
... Polaris ? How may latitude be calculated by means of Polaris ? DOUBLE STARS , ETC. - Does any star appear double to the naked eye ? How many have been found by the use of the telescope ? What is an optical double star ? Are all double ...
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... Polaris , Cepheus above and to the east , Cassiopeia east , and Ursa Major west . In the Northeast , Perseus is just rising , while south of it Andromeda and Pegasus are fairly up . Along the Ecliptic , Aquarius is risen , next ...
... Polaris , Cepheus above and to the east , Cassiopeia east , and Ursa Major west . In the Northeast , Perseus is just rising , while south of it Andromeda and Pegasus are fairly up . Along the Ecliptic , Aquarius is risen , next ...
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ancients angle aphelion appear astronomers atmosphere axis bright brilliant called Capricornus Cassiopeia Celestial Sphere centre circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density diameter disk earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light longitude luminous lunar magnitude Mars mean distance measured Mercury meridian meteors miles moon moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune night node north pole obliquity observer orbit parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus planet polar position rays revolve Right Ascension ring rotation satellites Saturn seasons seen shadow shine side sidereal sidereal day solar system space spots summer sun's superior planet supposed surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible zenith zodiac