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Of course, Polaris will not "constantly" remain as the north star due to precession, but this is only noticeable over centuries. [citation needed] In Inuit astronomy, Polaris is known as Nuutuittuq (syllabics: ᓅᑐᐃᑦᑐᖅ). [citation needed] In traditional Lakota star knowledge, Polaris is named "Wičháȟpi Owáŋžila". This translates ...
Myōken (Sanskrit: सुदृष्टि, Sudṛṣṭi; Chinese: 妙見菩薩 (Traditional) / 妙见菩萨 (), pinyin: Miàojiàn Púsà; Japanese: 妙見菩薩, Myōken Bosatsu), also known as Sonjō-Ō (尊星王, "Venerable Star King", also Sonsei-Ō or Sonshō-Ō), is a Buddhist deification of the North Star worshiped mainly in the Shingon, Tendai and Nichiren schools of Japanese Buddhism.
In the star chart to the right, declination is shown by the radial coordinate, starting at 90° north in the center and decreasing to 30° north at the outer edge. Sidereal hour angle is shown as the angular coordinate, starting at 0° at the left of the chart, and increasing counter-clockwise.
The Great Emperor of the North Star, [a] also called the Ziwei Emperor [b] and the Beiji Emperor, [c] is one of the highest sky deities and one of the Four Sovereigns (四御; sì yù) of Taoism. Chinese mythology
This is a list of players who have played at least one game for the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). This list does not include players for the Dallas Stars 1993 to present day or any merged from the Oakland Seals 1967 to 1970 , California (Golden) Seals 1970 to 1976 and Cleveland Barons 1976 to 1978.
Merak / ˈ m ɪər æ k /, also called Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), [9] [10] is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.37, [2] which means it is readily visible to the naked eye.
Citing what it calls a potentially “dire situation,” State Farm on Monday asked California for permission to hike insurance rates by an average of 22%.
The Eurasier, or Eurasian, is a spitz type breed of dog that originated in Germany through cross-breeding between popular European and Asian Spitz. It is widely known as a wonderful companion that maintains its own personality, has a dignified reserve with strangers, has a strong bond to its family, and is relatively easy to train.