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A vertical service code ( VSC) is a sequence of digits and the signals star (*) and pound/hash (#) dialed on a telephone keypad or rotary dial to access certain telephone service features. [1] Some vertical service codes require dialing of a telephone number after the code sequence. On a touch tone telephone, the codes are usually initiated ...
Stellar classification. In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. Electromagnetic radiation from the star is analyzed by splitting it with a prism or diffraction grating into a spectrum exhibiting the rainbow of colors interspersed with spectral lines.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Code point asterisk operator ∗: U+2217 star equals ≛: U+225B star operator ⋆: U+22C6 APL functional symbol circle star ⍟ U+235F APL functional symbol star diaeresis ⍣ U+2363 black star ★ U+2605 white star ☆ U+2606 star and crescent: ☪: U+262A outlined white star ⚝ U+269D pentagram ⛤ U+26E4 right-handed interlaced pentagram ...
The use of astronomical symbols for the Sun and Moon dates to antiquity. The forms of the symbols that appear in the original papyrus texts of Greek horoscopes are a circle with one ray () for the Sun and a crescent for the Moon. [ 3] The modern Sun symbol, a circle with a dot (☉), first appeared in Europe in the Renaissance.
Code was ASL WG SWG Sunwing Airlines: SUNWING Canada SWI Sunworld Airlines: SUNWORLD United States SWJ StatesWest Airlines: STATES United States SWO Surinam International Victory Airline: SIVA Suriname defunct SWP Star Work Sky STAR WORK Italy WQ SWQ Swift Air (Interstate Equipment Leasing) SWIFTFLIGHT United States LX SWR Swiss International ...
Stardate. A stardate is a fictional system of time measurement developed for the television and film series Star Trek. In the series, use of this date system is commonly heard at the beginning of a voice-over log entry, such as "Captain's log, stardate 41153.7. Our destination is planet Deneb IV …".
The {8/3} star polygon ( octagram) is a frequent geometrical motif in Mughal Islamic art and architecture; the first is on the emblem of Azerbaijan. An eleven pointed star called the hendecagram was used on the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali. [ 11] An {8/3} octagram constructed in a regular octagon.