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  2. Long-range identification and tracking (ships) - Wikipedia

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    Currently the US Authorized Application Service Provider (ASP) is Pole Star Space Applications Ltd.. LRIT was proposed by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London during the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks to track the approximately 50,000 large ships around the world.

  3. Pole star - Wikipedia

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    A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of an astronomical body; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles. On Earth , a pole star would lie directly overhead when viewed from the North or the South Pole .

  4. Sigma Octantis - Wikipedia

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    Sigma Octantis is a solitary [9] star in the Octans constellation that forms the pole star of the Southern Hemisphere.Its name is also written as σ Octantis, abbreviated as Sigma Oct or σ Oct, and it is officially named Polaris Australis (/ p oʊ ˈ l ɛər ɪ s ɔː ˈ s t r eɪ l ɪ s /). [10]

  5. Spacecraft beams back riveting photos after buzzing ... - AOL

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    A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above ...

  6. NLV Pole Star - Wikipedia

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    NLV Pole Star is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man. Pole Star was joined by a new vessel, NLV Pharos in March 2007, which replaced the previous vessel of the same name. [3]

  7. Vega - Wikipedia

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    Vega was the northern pole star around 12,000 BCE and will be so again around the year 13,727, when its declination will be +86° 14′. [19] Vega was the first star other than the Sun to have its image and spectrum photographed. [20] [21] It was one of the first stars whose distance was estimated through parallax measurements.

  8. List of stars with resolved images - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of stars with resolved images, that is, stars whose images have been resolved beyond a point source. Aside from the Sun, observed from Earth, stars are exceedingly small in apparent size, requiring the use of special high-resolution equipment and techniques to image.

  9. This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and ...

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    In 2011, she entered her first pole dance competition in the 40-and-over masters category just three months after she started taking classes. The organizers of the competition, the Pole Sport ...