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  2. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    Many star names are, in origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب ( fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius ('the scorcher'), Antares ('rival of Ares ', i.e ...

  3. Star (glyph) - Wikipedia

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    Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In typography, a star is any of several glyphs with a number of points arrayed within an imaginary circle. A commonly used star symbol is the asterisk .

  4. Wikipedia:Vital articles/List of all articles - Wikipedia

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    (2,878) T Tauri star · T cell · T-shirt · T-square · T-top · T. Allston Brown · T. Berry Brazelton · T. Boone Pickens · T. E. Hulme · T. E. Lawrence · T. H. Green · T. H. White · T. Nelson Downs · T. S. Eliot · T.A.T.u. · TGV · TIFF · TLC (group) · TNT · TNT equivalent · TRAPPIST-1 · TRS-80 · TSMC · TU Dresden · TV Guide · TVXQ · TW Hydrae · Ta Khmau municipality ...

  5. CIELAB color space - Wikipedia

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    The CIELAB color space, also referred to as L*a*b*, is a color space defined by the International Commission on Illumination (abbreviated CIE) in 1976. [ a] It expresses color as three values: L* for perceptual lightness and a* and b* for the four unique colors of human vision: red, green, blue and yellow. CIELAB was intended as a perceptually ...

  6. Ferengi - Wikipedia

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    The Ferengi (/ f ə ˈ r ɛ ŋ ɡ i /) are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek.They were devised in 1987 for the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, played a prominent role in the following series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and have made brief appearances in subsequent series such as Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek ...

  7. Main sequence - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, the main sequence is a classification of stars which appear on plots of stellar color versus brightness as a continuous and distinctive band. Stars on this band are known as main-sequence stars or dwarf stars, and positions of stars on and off the band are believed to indicate their physical properties, as well as their progress ...

  8. The Dragon Prince - Wikipedia

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    They discover that while Aaravos' body can be destroyed, his physical form returns when his stars align, meaning that keeping him imprisoned is the only way to stop him. After Callum and Rayla fulfill a prophecy regarding the "Chosen Two" and dissipate the ice storm, the Celestial Elves award them quasar diamonds so Rayla can free her loved ones.

  9. Raymond (Animal Crossing) - Wikipedia

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    Raymond, like other villagers in Animal Crossing, was designed with the intention of making players want to "interact with them [and] watch what they are doing."Raymond shares roughly the same silhouette base as all cat villagers, done so to ensure that players can identify them easily as cats.