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  2. Vega - Wikipedia

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    Vega was the northern pole star around 12,000 BCE and will be so again around the year 13,727, when its declination will be +86° 14′. [19] Vega was the first star other than the Sun to have its image and spectrum photographed. [20] [21] It was one of the first stars whose distance was estimated through parallax measurements.

  3. Summer Triangle - Wikipedia

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    The defining vertices of this imaginary triangle are at Altair, Deneb, and Vega, each of which is the brightest star of its constellation (Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra, respectively). The greatest declination is +45° and lowest is +9° meaning the three can be seen from all places in the Northern Hemisphere and from the home of most people ...

  4. Grendizer - Wikipedia

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    The Vega homeworld has become unstable due to the exploiting of Vegatron, a powerful radioactive ore. Seeking to expand his militaristic empire and find a substitute planet to settle upon, the ruthless King Vega unleashes his armies—composed of flying saucers and giant robotic monsters—and turns first against neighbors such as Fleed, a highly advanced but peaceful world.

  5. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    As the second brightest star in the northern sky, Vega has names in numerous cultures. In Chinese, it is known as 織女 ('weaving girl') from the Qi Xi love story. Vega is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism. /ˈviːɡə, ˈveɪɡə/ Andromeda: 14 Andromedae A: Veritate: NameExoWorlds 2015 Latin for 'where there is truth'. [27]

  6. Star - Wikipedia

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    A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. [1] ... The rapidly rotating star Vega, for example, has a higher energy flux ...

  7. Omega Men - Wikipedia

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    The rare, planetary core stabilizing metal, is only available in the Vega Star system. The planets of the Vega Star system as a result, have been wholesale enslaved by the alien corporation. Several worlds, whose inhabitants resisted the Citadal, were subjected to genocide: survivors of the genocide from these worlds, became the Omega Men.

  8. List of The Galaxy Railways characters - Wikipedia

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    Sirius Platoon, named after the star, is the main Platoon in the series.The Platoon's engine is Big One, which is based on the Union Pacific Railroad's 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotives, the largest steam locomotives ever built, but with many differences, like a second headlight in place of the bell and number boards, a single smokestack instead of a double one, a number board on the front of its ...

  9. Vega (star) - Wikipedia

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