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  2. Barnstar - Wikipedia

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    A barnstar. A barnstar (or barn star, primitive star, or Pennsylvania star) is a painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular "wagon wheel" style, used to decorate a barn in some parts of the United States.

  3. Timothy Beers - Wikipedia

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    For decades, Beers has designed and executed large-scale surveys of stars in the Milky Way, efficiently sifting through literally millions of individual stars to find objects that have recorded the chemical history of the Universe in their atmospheres. These rare objects, known as metal-poor stars, are the most chemically primitive stars known ...

  4. History of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The first direct measurement of the distance to a star (61 Cygni at 11.4 light-years) was made in 1838 by Friedrich Bessel using the parallax technique. Parallax measurements demonstrated the vast separation of the stars in the heavens. [citation needed] Observation of double stars gained increasing importance during the 19th century. In 1834 ...

  5. Former constellations - Wikipedia

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    European countries like England, France, the Netherlands, German or Italian states, etc., often supported and popularised their own constellation outlines. In some cases, different constellations occupied overlapping areas and included the same stars. These former constellations are often found in older books, star charts, or star catalogues.

  6. Ewok - Wikipedia

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    Ewok Village, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Walt Disney World in Florida. The Ewoks are involved in a large portion of the final installment in Lucasfilm's Star Wars trilogy. When the Empire begins operations on the moon of Endor, prior to the events depicted in the film, it ignores the primitive Ewoks.

  7. Angelina Jolie Gets Asked 'the Most Insane Question.' Here's ...

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    Angelina Jolie balked at a question regarding whether there should be a biopic about her life.. When Jolie, 49, and her Maria director Pablo Larraín spoke with the U.K.'s The Times to promote ...

  8. Star Wars - Wikipedia

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    Star Wars is an American epic space ... planet-wide cities to deserts scarcely populated by primitive ... but in 2015 it was revealed Lucas's sequel outline had ...

  9. These are the top 100 Black Friday deals, according to Walmart

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    Walmart is keeping track of its 100 most popular deals for Black Friday weekend, including TVs, AirPods, HP laptops, and more.