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  2. Minecraft server - Wikipedia

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    Famously known as the oldest anarchy server in Minecraft; there is no officially set list of rules, allowing the use of cheats and obscene language in-game. Its map is one of the longest-running server maps in the game. It has since updated to Minecraft version 1.20 after previously running on Minecraft version 1.12 for many years. [28] [29 ...

  3. List of stars for navigation - Wikipedia

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    Fifty-seven navigational stars and additionally the star Polaris are given a special status in the field of celestial navigation. Of the approximately six thousand stars visible to the naked eye under optimal conditions, these selected stars are among the brightest and span thirty-eight constellations of the celestial sphere from the ...

  4. Celestial pole - Wikipedia

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    To find Polaris, from a point in the Northern Hemisphere, face north and locate the Big Dipper (Plough) and Little Dipper asterisms. Looking at the "cup" part of the Big Dipper, imagine that the two stars at the outside edge of the cup form a line pointing upward out of the cup.

  5. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) ...

  6. Pole star - Wikipedia

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    Northern Hemisphere circumpolar stars around Polaris, with a long-exposure producing a star trail photo. 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.

  7. Sigma Octantis - Wikipedia

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    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] The star is positioned one degree away from the southern celestial pole of the Southern Hemisphere , lying in nearly opposite direction to the North Star on the ...

  8. Ursa Minor - Wikipedia

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    Ursa Minor (Latin for 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky.As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.

  9. Polaris Flare - Wikipedia

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    The Polaris Flare is a filamentous gas cloud in the Milky Way which is seen in the sky in the region of the constellation Ursa Minor and around the star Polaris. [2] [4] The area on the sky is estimated at 50 square degrees. [1] The range is approximately 500 light years. [2]