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Once-in-a-millennium phenomenon: The October sky has an 8th Big Dipper?
Telescopes around the world have turned their attention to the constellation Corona del Toro, waiting for the appearance of a new star as bright as the Big Dipper.
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The essence of the North Star
In modern astronomy, this star is a seven-star array, the seven brightest in the boundary of the Big Dipper constellation in the northern hemisphere.
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Unknown things about the North Star
Due to the rotation of the Earth around the axis, stars change their position in the sky, grow and dive. However, the Earth's rotation is directed towards the North Star…
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Learn about the North Star
The North is the brightest star in the sub-constellation Elves. With the Northern Hemisphere observer, it occupies a special place. Only a half degree difference from th…