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  • 21Star-Sighting — generally refers to a type of navigation which uses the position of the stars to determine direction. Polaris, (the Pole Star) can be used to determine North at any time of night when stars are visible in the Northern Hemisphere. Other stars can… …

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  • 22pole — {{11}}pole (1) stake, O.E. pal stake, from P.Gmc. *pal , from L. palus stake (see PALE (Cf. pale)(n.)). Racing sense of inside fence surrounding a course is from 1851. Pole vault is attested from 1893. To not touch (something) with a ten foot… …

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  • 24Star system — This article is about stars in outer space. For the Hollywood star system, see Star system (film). For a system of planets around a star, see Planetary system. A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other,[1]… …

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  • 25Star designation — Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including… …

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  • 26Star Ocean (video game) — Star Ocean Star Ocean cover art Developer(s) tri Ace TOSE (PSP)[ …

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  • 27Star chart — Star map redirects here. For other uses, see Star map (disambiguation). A celestial map from the 17th century, by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit A star chart is a map of the night sky. Astronomers divide these into grids to use them more… …

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  • 28To look at once on the ground and at the north pole star. — См. Кос, как Соловей разбойник …

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  • 29Star catalogue — An illustration of the Perseus constellation (after Perseus from Greek mythology) from the star catalogue published by the German astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690 A star catalogue, or star catalog, is an astronomical catalogue that lists… …

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  • 30Star of Bethlehem — For other uses, see Star of Bethlehem (disambiguation). Adoration of the Magi by Florentine painter Giotto di Bondone (1267–1337). The Star of Bethlehem is shown as a comet above the child. Giotto witnessed an appearance of Halley s Comet in 1301 …

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