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  2. Glamour (presentation) - Wikipedia

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    Lana Turner was considered to be a glamorous star. [1] Art deco, as seen here on the Chrysler Building in Midtown Manhattan, is often characterised as glamorous. [2]In the field of cultural studies, glamour, or glamor, is the impression of attraction or fascination that a particularly luxurious or elegant appearance creates, an impression which intensifies reality.

  3. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    galactic coordinate system galactic corona galactic nucleus. Also galactic core or galactic center. The region at the center of a galaxy, usually home to a very dense concentration of stars and gas. It almost always includes a supermassive black hole which, when active, can generate a much higher luminosity in a compact region than its ...

  4. Galaxy - Wikipedia

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    A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity. [1] [2] The word is derived from the Greek galaxias (γαλαξίας), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System.

  5. Astronomical object - Wikipedia

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    An astronomical object is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe.

  6. Astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The Paranal Observatory of European Southern Observatory shooting a laser guide star to the Galactic Center. Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

  7. Galactic astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way galaxy and all its contents. This is in contrast to extragalactic astronomy , which is the study of everything outside our galaxy, including all other galaxies.

  8. P-Funk mythology - Wikipedia

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    The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring characters, themes, and ideas primarily contained in the output of George Clinton's bands Parliament and Funkadelic.This "funkology" was outlined in album liner notes and song lyrics, in addition to album artwork, costumes, advertisements, and stage banter.

  9. Galaxy formation and evolution - Wikipedia

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    In cosmology, the study of galaxy formation and evolution is concerned with the processes that formed a heterogeneous universe from a homogeneous beginning, the formation of the first galaxies, the way galaxies change over time, and the processes that have generated the variety of structures observed in nearby galaxies.