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öٱ
[ boh-oh-teez ]
noun
- the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
öٱ
/ əʊˈəʊپː /
noun
- a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus
öٱ
- A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Virgo and Corona Borealis. It contains the bright star Arcturus. öٱ (the Plowman or Herdsman) is one of the earliest recorded constellations.
Word History and Origins
Origin of öٱ1
Word History and Origins
Origin of öٱ1
Example Sentences
Around 10 p.m., you can find the meteor shower by locating the constellation öٱ, which Krupp said can be seen by looking in a northeastern direction.
Both the Big Ring and the Giant Arc appear relatively close together, near the constellation of Bootes the Herdsman.
In its center sit the Bootes superclusters, two collections of about a dozen galaxy clusters, while the bubble’s edges include other monumental cosmic structures, such as the Sloan Great Wall, the CfA2 Great Wall and the Hercules Supercluster.
From this map emerged a ring 1 billion light-years wide, its circumference dotted with galaxies and connected to cosmic filaments, and its interior empty aside from a galaxy supercluster called the öٱ Supercluster in its center.
And I do have stellar favorites, which I always look for first after stepping outside: Vega, high up in the constellation Lyra, Arcturus in öٱ and Antares in Scorpius, to name just a few.
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