8 thoughts on “ Sirius - Among The Stars - The First Flight (CDr) ”

1. Vudotaxe says:

   09.11.2019 at 10:54

   Sirius was known as Sothis to the ancient Egyptians, who were aware that it made its first heliacal rising (i.e., rose just before sunrise) of the year at about the time the annual floods were beginning in the Nile River delta. They long believed that Sothis caused the Nile floods, and they discovered that the heliacal rising of the star occurred at intervals of days rather than .

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2. Fenribar says:

   08.11.2019 at 23:58

   Sirius was both the most important star of ancient Egyptian astronomy, and one of the Decans (star groups into which the night sky was divided, with each group appearing for ten days annually). The heliacal rising (the first night that Sirius is seen, just before dawn) was noticed every year during July.

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3. Tokazahn says:

   01.11.2019 at 22:01

   In , Sirius became the first star to have its velocity measured, the beginning of the study of celestial radial velocities. Sir William Huggins examined the spectrum of the star and observed a Age: ± 5 Myr.

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4. Faurr says:

   10.11.2019 at 16:01

   This song is all about Sirius (a.k.a., the Dog Star), the brightest star in the night sky. Kids will learn lots of facts about Sirius through this catchy son.

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5. Tygoran says:

   09.11.2019 at 13:56

   Sep 08,  · Sirius is the brightest star visible in Earth's night sky, and as such it is among the most famous stars. It has an apparent magnitude of Sirius star facts include its being in the constellation Canis Major, and being easily found by .

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6. Vudozil says:

   06.11.2019 at 10:19

   Apr 18,  · SIRIUS A. It is the largest, most brilliant star in our hemisphere and it is known as the blue-white badczantgraphisdipes.myomibimaconsifordchrominzutrarear.co A is light years from Earth and moving on a direct course toward our solar badczantgraphisdipes.myomibimaconsifordchrominzutrarear.co is located in the jaws of the Great Dog, Canis Major constellation – hence it is known as the Dog Star. It is visible in the Northern hemisphere of our evening sky from .

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7. Doukora says:

   06.11.2019 at 07:29

   Oct 24,  · Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means "glowing" in Greek — a fitting description, as only a few planets and the International.

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8. Goltilkis says:

   10.11.2019 at 08:44

   The Sirius Cycle or 'Great Year' tracks how the orbit of our Sun coincides with the orbit of Sirius 'A' and the corresponding Ages of Darkness and Illuminati.

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