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  2. Procyon - Wikipedia

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    α Canis Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Canis Minoris) is the star's Bayer designation. The name Procyon comes from the Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokyon), meaning "before the dog", since it precedes the "Dog Star" Sirius as it travels across the sky due to Earth's rotation.

  3. Winter Triangle - Wikipedia

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    It is an imaginary isosceles triangle [a] drawn on the celestial sphere, with its defining vertices at Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Procyon, the primary stars in the three constellations of Canis Major, Orion, and Canis Minor, respectively. [1]

  4. Canis Minor - Wikipedia

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    Polynesian peoples often did not recognize Canis Minor as a constellation, but they saw Procyon as significant and often named it; in the Tuamotu Archipelago it was known as Hiro, meaning "twist as a thread of coconut fiber", and Kopu-nui-o-Hiro ("great paunch of Hiro"), which was either a name for the modern figure of Canis Minor or an ...

  5. Body language of dogs - Wikipedia

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    The body language of dogs is one form of non-verbal communication whereby dogs can express emotions and intentions through bodily movements. [1] [2] It refers to the interpretation of posture and behaviour of species in the genus Canis.

  6. Geminid meteor shower, one of the year's best and most ... - AOL

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    The Summary. The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Friday and early Saturday. The meteor shower is typically one of the best and most reliable of the year.

  7. Gamma Canis Minoris - Wikipedia

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    Gamma Canis Minoris (γ Canis Minoris) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation Canis Minor. Its orange colour is obvious when seen through binoculars. [ 7 ] The system is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.33. [ 2 ]

  8. Category:Canis Minor - Wikipedia

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  9. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The Huffington Post

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    Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...