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Gameplay. Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars is a turn-based strategy game that lets players take control of one of 10 playable races who can compete or coexist with other AI controlled opponents across vast galaxies. [7] Players can also design a custom race. [8]: 17. In the game, players manage their empire, colonies, technological ...
29 Orionis is a single [10] star located around 157 [1] light years away from the Sun in the equatorial constellation of Orion. In Bayer's Uranometria, this star is one of two stars (the other being Upsilon Orionis) marking the top of Orion's right boot. [11] It has the Bayer designation e Orionis, while 29 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation.
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Xi Orionis (ξ Orionis) is a binary star system in the northeastern part of the constellation of Orion, well above the red giant star Betelgeuse in the sky. It lies next to another blue main-sequence star, Nu Orionis, which is somewhat closer at 520 light-years ' distance.
Click on to see large image. Orion is a prominent set of stars visible during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. It is named after a hunter in Greek mythology.
Omega Orionis (ω Ori) is a single [8] star in the constellation Orion. Its apparent magnitude is 4.57 [2] and is located approximately 1,400 light-years from the Solar System. It is surrounded by a cloud of dust, forming a modest reflection nebula over a light-year wide. [9] Omega Orionis is a B-type main sequence star of spectral type B3 Ve ...
The three stars of θ 2 Orionis within the Orion Nebula. θ 2 Orionis consists of three stars in a line, each about an arc-minute from the next. In addition to the well-known three stars, the Washington Double Star Catalog confusingly lists a component D which is actually θ 1 Orionis C. [16] There is one other star brighter than 10th magnitude ...
Pulsations of S Orionis, showing dust production and masers (ESO) S Orionis is a Mira variable that pulsates with an approximately 420‑day cycle, and varies in radius from 2.0 to 2.3 astronomical units. The pulsations have been observed using VLTI and VLBA observations which measured an angular diameter varying between 7.9 and 9.7 mas.