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Pole

A unit of area equivalent to 1/320th of one square mile.
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The angle of the Pole Star above the horizon is the same as your latitude (part of your position on the Earth).
Big Dipper rising is sure sign of spring
Vismt-Purina 2,9,1) tell that God appears in the sky in the shape of a starry crocodile, with the Pole Star in its tail (cf.
Beginnings of indian and chinese calendrical astronomy
Absolute synchronism of the changes in the histogram shapes is observed in experiments with collimators directed at the Pole Star and at the Sun in Puschino (latitude 54[degrees] North) (no.
Synchronous measurements of alpha-decay of [sup.239]Pu carried out at north pole, antarctic, and in puschino confirm that the shapes of the respective histograms depend on the diurnal rotation of the earth and on the direction of the alpha-particle beam
We can use the Plough to find the Pole Star by using the pointer stars.
Douglas Homes: view from the tank stargazing with Steve Reid
It arrives g that looks straight at the Pole Star through a long slot.
A house divided
The reasonable thing to do was to create landmarks, so Eudoxus drew imaginary lines diverging out from the pole star, and other imaginary lines meeting the first set at right angles.
Star maps
Even a star as familiar as Polaris -- the Pole Star -- can produce surprises.
Catching Polaris during a quick-change act
Encompassed within Great and Little Bear are star formations popularly known as the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper; the latter contains the North Star, which is also known as the Pole Star, Polaris.
Great Bear and Little Bear
Even the more American name of Big Dipper is becoming outdated and so people expect the Pole Star to be exceptionally bright, but its significance lies in it being useful rather than brilliant.
A handy signpost to stars of the night sky; Stargazing

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