The name of this star in Orion is from the Arabic for "the giant's armpit"
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Free Flashcards about ASTRONOMY - StudyStack  THE NAME OF THIS STAR IN ORION IS FROM THE ARABIC FOR "THE GIANT'S ARMPIT", BETELGEUSE. 18TH-C. FRENCHMAN WHOSE CATALOGUE OF...
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The first of many | The Sky's the Limit  Jan 21, 2011 ... Unfortunately, Kepler-10b is not in its star's habitable zone or the correct ... Betelgeuse is the red giant star that makes up Orion's left shoulder in the sky. ... or The Giant and the name Betelgeuse, which comes to us from Arabic like many other star names, is said to loosely translate to the Giant's armpit.
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Arkansas Sky Observatories - Orion  Betelgeuse (the "Alpha star" of Orion) at magnitude 0.7 is the 11th brightest and ..... This star also carries another Arabic name, "Nair al-Saiph," or the "jewel of the ...... star in Orion, if we did not give it top billing along with the giant's armpit star.
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Ask me a trivia question  Topix  $500 ~ All baseballs used in the major leagues have the name of this foreign ... $800 ~ The name of this star in Orion is from the Arabic for "the giant's armpit"
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Constellations | The Sky's the Limit  Jan 21, 2011 ... Betelgeuse is the red giant star that makes up Orion's left shoulder in the sky. ... The Giant and the name Betelgeuse, which comes to us from Arabic like many other star names, is said to loosely translate to the Giant's armpit.
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Greek Constellations  Stories about the constellations from Greek mythology. ... of Persia, and she is also became the great grandmother of Hercules. ... After his death he was placed in the sky as the constellation Botes by ... He is one of two hunting dogs belonging to Orion the hunter. .... To stop him, Zeus sent a horsefly to sting Pegasus.
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WesPenre.Com :: The Fifth Level of Learning -- Paper #10 ...  Feb 11, 2015 ... If they do, there is a big chance that we have found the origins of a certain group of ETs. ... they may also brag, and say they conquered more space than they ... The lord of each nakshatra determines the planetary period known as the .... lives on one of the stars in the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) constellation.
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Orion (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the ... In the Odyssey, Odysseus sees him hunting in the underworld with a bronze club ... The creature succeeded, and after his death, the goddesses asked Zeus to ... Other ancient scholia say, as Hesiod does, that Orion was the son of...
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Orion Constellation: Facts, Myth, Stars, Location, Star Map ...  The Aztecs called the stars of Orion's Belt and sword the Fire Drill; their rising in the sky ... The Chinese knew the constellation as Shen, a great hunter or warrior. ... The most famous one is IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula, a faint reflection .... or a white spot, referring to the Arabic lunar mansion that includes both Lambda...
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Denebola - Wikipedia  Denebola, also designated Beta Leonis is the third-brightest star in the zodiac constellation of ... The traditional name Denebola is shortened from Deneb Alased, from the Arabic phrase   anab al-asad 'tail of the lion', as it represents the lion's tail, the star's position in the Leo constellation. (Deneb in Cygnus has a...
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Orion, more than a constellation - Ancient Code  Jan 14, 2013 ... Another alignment is to the dog star Sirius, sacred to the ancient ... brightest star in Orion, establishes the right shoulder of the hunter. ... The concept that the three pyramids at Giza are in a unique alignment of Orion's Belt is fantastic. ... Every major star of the constellation corresponds to a ruin site or a...
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The Ten Brightest Stars In The Sky  Simulating the Universe  May 15, 2015 ... All stars shine but none do it like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. ... Sirius comes from the Greek word Seirius, meaning, "searing" or "scorching. ... Canis Major, the Big Dog, and is commonly called the Dog Star.
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Deneb - Wikipedia  Deneb also designated Alpha Cygni is the brightest star in the constellation of Cygnus. It is one ... The traditional name Deneb is derived from dhaneb, Arabic for "tail", from the .... "Time, spatial, and spectral resolution of the H line-formation region of Deneb and Rigel with the VEGA/CHARA interferometer". ..... Languages.
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Top 10 Brightest Stars - Space/Astronomy - About.com  Its name comes from the Greek word for scorching. ... The seventh brightest star in the sky, Rigel's name is from the Arabic for foot, indicating its place ... Three stars form the belt of the mighty hunter, and the lower right bright star is called Rigel.
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Origin of the name "Mintaka" - Mintaka Design  Mintaka is the name of the seventh brightest star in the constellation Orion. ... westernmost jewel in the hunter's belt along with central Alnilam and eastern Alnitak ... "star lady," Mary Stewart Adams, the name Mintaka derives from the Arabic Al...
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Focus on stars Betelgeuse and Rigel in Orion | Tonight | EarthSky  Many constellations have a bright star, but Orion has two: Rigel and Betelgeuse. ... A red supergiant, Betelgeuse is no slouch of a star either. ... You'll also easily recognize Orion by its Belt stars, three medium-bright stars in a short, straight...
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Ursa Major Constellation: Myth, Facts, Stars, Location, Star Map ...  Its name means the great bear, or the larger bear, in Latin. ... Its brightest stars form the Big Dipper asterism, one of the most recognizable ... bowl of the Big Dipper represents a large bear and the stars that mark the handle are the warriors chasing it. ... Alioth is the star in the bear's tail that is closest to the body of the bear.
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Orion Constellation: Facts, Myth, Stars, Location, Star Map ...  Orion (the Hunter) constellation guide: facts, myth, location, major stars, star map, deep ... Orion Nebula, De Mairan's Nebula, Barnard's Loop, Horsehead Nebula... ... The brightest star in the constellation is Rigel, Beta Orionis, with an apparent ... in the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid was aligned with the star Alnitak,...
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Orion: Orion's Belt | The Seven Worlds  Aug 20, 2012 ... Orion's belt stars are some of the most famous stars in the night sky. They also make up one of the most well-known and easy to find constellations, Orion's belt. ... the trash after dinner, perhaps you've seen three fairly bright stars in a row. ... Mintaka means belt, Alnilam means a belt of pearls, and Alnitak...
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Betelgeuse - Wikipedia  Coordinates: Sky map 05 55 10.3053, +07 24 25.426. Betelgeuse, also designated Alpha ... It would be the brightest star in the sky if the human eye could view all ... The traditional name Betelgeuse is derived from the Arabic   Ibt .... the red supergiant can be seen briefly on the western horizon after sunset,...
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Orion (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the ... The story of the adventures of Orion, the hunter, is the one on which we have .... This version also mentions Poseidon and Euryale as his parents. .... There he conquered the inhabitants, and became known as the son of Neptune.