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star map — noun : a map often made by photography that gives the positions and magnitudes of the stars * * * star map noun A map showing the positions of stars • • • Main Entry: ↑star * * * star map, a map or chart of part or all of the heavens, showing the … Useful english dictionary
star map. — See star chart. [1865 70] … Useful english dictionary
Star chart — Star map redirects here. For other uses, see Star map (disambiguation). A celestial map from the 17th century, by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit A star chart is a map of the night sky. Astronomers divide these into grids to use them more… … Wikipedia
Star cartography — Star cartography, stellar cartography, celestial cartography, or uranography (Koine Greek ουρανος [IPA: IPA|uːra nos] , sky, heaven + γραφειν [IPA: IPA|gra pʰiːn] write ) is the branch of astronomy concerned with mapping the stars, galaxies, and… … Wikipedia
Star Trader — was one of the original computer games of interstellar trading. Seemingly based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of novels, Star Trader presents a star map of the galaxy in which the players move about and make money from trading and… … Wikipedia
Star hopping — is a technique that is often used by amateur astronomers to locate objects in the night sky. It can be used in place of or in conjunction with setting circles.The problemMany celestial objects of interest are too faint to be visible to the… … Wikipedia
Star — For other uses, see Star (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — KOTOR redirects here. For the Montenegrin city, see Kotor. This article is about the video game. For the series, see Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (series). Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic … Wikipedia
star chart — noun a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky • Hypernyms: ↑chart * * * noun : a chart showing the positions of the stars in a region of the sky * * * Astron. a chart or map showing the relative apparent … Useful english dictionary
star chart — Astron. a chart or map showing the relative apparent positions of the stars, as seen from the earth, in a particular area of the sky. Also called star map. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
