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  2. 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. On Earth, a pole star would lie directly overhead ...

  3. Big Dipper - Wikipedia

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    The asterism of the Big Dipper (shown in this star map in green) lies within the constellation of Ursa Major. The Big Dipper (US, Canada) or the Plough (UK, Ireland) [1][2] is a large asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; [3][4][5][6] six of them are of second magnitude and one, Megrez (δ), of third magnitude.

  4. Alysha Newman - Wikipedia

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    Alysha Newman. Alysha Eveline Newman OLY [citation needed] (born June 29, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She is 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, and holds both the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records in the women's pole vault.

  5. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis. BREAKUP SONG: Each theme answer BREAKs UP the word SONG: SO UTHERN TWA NG, SO CIAL GATHERI NG, and SO LO PARENTI NG. The title of today's puzzle perfectly ...

  6. Celestial pole - Wikipedia

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    The north and south celestial poles are the two points in the sky where Earth 's axis of rotation, indefinitely extended, intersects the celestial sphere. The north and south celestial poles appear permanently directly overhead to observers at Earth's North Pole and South Pole, respectively. As Earth spins on its axis, the two celestial poles ...

  7. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor (upper right). Big Dipper and Ursa Minor in relation to Polaris. A view of Polaris in a small telescope. Polaris B is separated by 18 arc seconds from the primary star, Polaris A. A 4-day time lapse of Polaris illustrating its Cepheid type variability.

  8. List of stars for navigation - Wikipedia

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    The star Polaris, often called either the "Pole Star" or the "North Star", is treated specially due to its proximity to the north celestial pole. When navigating in the Northern Hemisphere , a simple and quick technique can be used with Polaris to determine the observers latitude or, for larger maritime vessels can be used to calculate any ...

  9. Sergey Bubka - Wikipedia

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    Born in Luhansk, Sergey Nazarovych Bubka was a track-and-field athlete in the 100-meter dash and the long jump, but became a world-class champion only when he turned to the pole vault. In 1983, he won the world championship in Helsinki, Finland, and the following year set his first world record, clearing 5.85m (19 ft 2 in).

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