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- noun astronomy Genitive form of
Sagittarius used when naming stars, such as α Sagittarii.
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MEDIA, or KAUS MEDIA, δ _Sagittarii_, "middle (of the) bow."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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KAUS (kâs), AUSTRALIS, ε _Sagittarii_, "the southern part of the bow."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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KAUS (kâs), BOREALIS, λ _Sagittarii_, "the northern part of the bow."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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NUNKI, σ _Sagittarii_, "the star of the proclamation of the sea," or SADIRA (sad´-ē-ra), "the ostrich returning from the water."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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It culminates Jan. 24th. α _Leporis_ is sometimes called Arsh. ARKAB (är´-kab), β _Sagittarii_, "the tendon uniting the calf of the leg to the heel."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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Sagittarii and Nova Aquilæ attained brief maxima in 1898 and 1899 respectively.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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Sagittarii, &c. [39] The Promoti were also picked men, something like the Comites; the
The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851
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Then through a series of light mediately determine how many zeta Sagittarii species live in a given light density, 31 This shows the special region NGC 4725,
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Ad haec Sagittarii me - niorandi funt, qui ad rcorem vete -
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Set your sights about 2 degrees northeast of easy double 54 Sagittarii and around 7 degrees west of Beta Capricorni RA 19 44 58 Dec –14 48 11, and let’s have a look at NGC 6822.
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – October 9-11, 2009 | Universe Today 2009
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