ˈpole star
41pole — n. 1. Extremity (of an axis or a diameter). 2. Staff, rod, stick. 3. Rod, perch. 4. Shaft, thill. 5. Polander, native of Poland. 6. Polestar, north star, loadstar, Polaris. 7. Firmament, sky …
42Circumpolar star — The northern circumpolar stars revolving around the north celestial pole. Note that Polaris, the bright star near the center, is almost stationary. Polaris is circumpolar and can be seen at all times of the year. (The graphic shows how the… …
43Celestial pole — The north and south celestial poles and their relation to axis of rotation, plane of orbit and axial tilt …
44North Star — The North Star is the prominent pole star that lies closest in the sky to the north celestial pole and which appears (approximately) directly overhead to an observer at the Earth s North Pole; currently, this is Polaris. The North Star lies about …
45South Star — A modern invention, the term South Star, also called southern pole star, refers to the star that happens to lie closest to the south celestial pole (SCP), and which appears (approximately) directly overhead to an observer at the Earth s South… …
46GWR Star Class — This is about the broad gauge locomotives for the later standard gauge 4 6 0s see GWR 4000 Class North Star replica (built in 1923 using some parts of the original) on display at Swindon, England, 2008 The Great Western Railway (GWR) Star Class… …
47Neutron star — redirects here. For the story by Larry Niven, see Neutron Star (short story). Neutron stars crush half a million times more mass than Earth into a sphere no larger than Manhattan. A neutron star is a type of stellar remnant that can result from… …
48Traditional Chinese star names — are the names of stars used in ancient Chinese literature, history, religion, mythology, folklore, Chinese opera and such methods of divination as astrology, horoscope (火羅) and Feng shui. Chinese star names sometimes consist of a Chinese… …
49North Magnetic Pole — Magnetic North redirects here, for other uses see Magnetic North (disambiguation) Part of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus, depicting the location of magnetic north vaguely conceived as Insula Magnetu[m] (Latin for Island of Magnets ) off …
50Binary star — For the hip hop group, see Binary Star (band). Hubble image of the …
