ANTARES

ăntârˈēz, brightest star in the constellation Scorpius; Bayer designation Alpha Scorpii; 1992 position R.A. 16h27.6m, Dec. −26°22′. A red supergiant of spectral class M1, Antares has an apparent magnitude of about 0.9, making it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Its name is from the Greek meaning "rival of Mars," referring both to its color and to its brightness. Antares is a binary star and a semiregular variable, with magnitude ranging from 0.86 to 1.02. Its distance from the earth is about 520 light-years.

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books on: Antares  - 184 results

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Comic Art of Europe through 2000: An International Bibliography - Vol. 1
Book by John A. Lent; Praeger, 2003
Subjects: Caricatures And Cartoons--Europe--Bibliography, Wit And Humor, Pictorial--Bibliography
...Stripschrift. No. 111, 1978, pp. 28-30. Reviews 5854. Antares. HOP! 1 st Trim., 1994, p. 14. 5855. Antares. HOP! 3rd Trim., 1994, p. 26. 5856. Antares. HOP! No. 68, 1995, p. 26. 5857. Antares. HOP! No. 70...
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What Happened at Pearl Harbor?: Documents Pertaining to the Japanese Attack of December 7, 1941, and Its Background
Book by Hans Louis Trefousse; Twayne Publishers, 1958
Subjects: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack On, 1941
...appeared to them at first, but at that time it appeared to me to be following the ANTARES in. The ANTARES had been reported to me and at that time I thought the ANTARES had been heading into the harbor. She also had a tow, towing a lighter, and...
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Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms: Interpretations of Mississippian Iconography
Book by F. Kent Reilly III, James F. Garber; University of Texas Press, 2007
Subjects: Art, Mississippian, Indians Of North America--Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities, Indians Of North America--Southern States--Antiquities, Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities, Mississippian Culture, Southern States--Antiquities, Supernatural In Art--Mississippi River Valley, Supernatural In Art--Southern States, Symbolism In Art--Mississippi River Valley, Symbolism In Art--Southern States
...Scorpii at the end of the tail and Antares at the head. (Chamberlain 1982...location of the Serpent, and therefore Antares, thus seems clear, even though Chamberlain, persuaded by the redness of Antares, also speculated that it was also...
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The Royal Navy and Scotland
Book by Brian Lavery; Tuckwell, 2001
Subjects: Great Britain--Royal Navy--History, Scotland--History, Naval
...that there were two vessels, and the Antares was much closer than the Heroine. Trenchant...in fact that brought her closer to the Antares. At 2.19 a.m. banging noises were...hull. She had snagged the trawl of the Antares, which had her trawl running out abeam...
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A Guide to the Constellations
Book by Samuel G. Barton, William H. Barton Jr.; Whittlesey House, 1935
Subjects: Constellations
...Bootes ALTAIR in Aquila SPICA in Virgo ANTARES in Scorpius DENEB in Cygnus SCORPIUS Scorpius...brightest star of the constellation is Antares. The name anti-Ares means the "Rival...rivalry when the two were near together. Antares is one of the largest stars known. Using...
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Interorganizational Commitment in Syndicated Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments
Journal article by Markus M. Makela, Markku V.J. Maula; Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Vol. 30, 2006
Subjects: Foreign investments--Analysis, Venture capital companies--Analysis, Venture capital companies--Investor relations
...regarding investor commitment patterns. Antares, Betelgeuse, and Procyon experienced...Development (two interviews)<br/ Antares Software 2000 CEO, CTO <br/ Betelgeuse...Triangulum 4Q2000 Three others 4Q2000 <br/ Antares Capricorn 1Q2000, 3Q2000 Centaurus 3Q2000...
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The Sky
Journal article by Ray Forma; Teaching Science, Vol. 53, 2007
Subjects: Astrographic catalog and chart--Usage, Astronomical charts--Usage, Astronomy--Equipment and supplies, Sky--Observations
...the scorpions body lies its main star, Antares, (alpha) Alpha Scorpii. This class...away but still has a magnitude of 1.1. Antares has a diameter about 700 times that of...Sun. Evidence suggests that the mass of Antares is 15 to 18 solar masses. Its large size...
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How Prophecy Never Fails: Interpretive Reason in a Flying-Saucer Group
Journal article by Diana Tumminia; Sociology of Religion, Vol. 59, 1998
Subjects: Religion And Sociology
...Brothers!!! Love and Peace!!!" Antares, under Uriels direction, ordered several charter buses for the event. Antares did what he was told, although he...site. As preparation continued, Antares had the road to the property widened...
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Simplifying the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: If a Sovereign Acts like a Private Party, Treat It like One
Journal article by Joseph F. Morrissey; Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 5, 2005
Subjects: Courts, International law, Jurisdiction, Sovereignty
...decision, the second Circuit repeated in Antares Aircraft, IP v Federal Republic of Nigeria...find a legally significant act.92 The Antares Court insisted that in order to find a...same stance it had taken in Weltover.93 Antares originally had been decided by the second...
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That Was Then, This is Now: Peruvian Women Poets of the 1980s
Journal article by Silvia Bermúdez; Romance Quarterly, Vol. 42, 1995
Subjects: Romance Philology
...Prueba de galera (Lima: Ediciones Antares, 1985 ); Giovanna Pollarolo, Huerto...que se eligen (Lima: Ediciones Antares 1987 ). Rossella Di Paolo, Continuidad...los cuadros , (Lima: Ediciones Antares, 1988 ); and Doris Moromisato...
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Antares' Jinxed Mission
Magazine article by David Grover; Sea Classics, Vol. 36, February 2003
Antares Jinxed Mission by David Grover recent news...The ship supplied by the Navy. the USS Antares, was old and show, and would be encumbered...she left Honolulu later that day, the Antares had on board about 135 passengers, a group...
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Concepts on the Edge
Magazine article by Dan McCosh; Popular Science, Vol. 246, April 1995
Subjects: Automobiles, Chrysler Atlantic, Design, Ford GT90, Honda CL-X, Hyundai HCD III, Lincoln L2K, Oldsmobile Antares, Plymouth Back Pack, Product introduction
...interior is a capable drivers cockpit. Full-length underbody panels reduce aerodynamic drag. COMING CUTLASS: The Oldsmobile Antares is a preview of the next-generation Cutlass Supreme. With a 113-inch wheelbase, Olds follows the trend toward a longer...
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The Jinxed Sealift: Building the Pacific Island Air Bases
Magazine article by Scott MacDonald; Sea Classics, Vol. 33, October 2000
...The ship supplied by the Navy, the USS ANTARES, was old and slow, and would be encumbered...in time become even more dismal. The ANTARES, one of the wellknown "Hog-Island...later that day, 3 November 1941, the ANTARES had on board about 135 passengers: 55...
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Recalling Wartime Life on the Oiler 'kas'
Magazine article by Jack Higgins; Sea Classics, Vol. 32, March 1999
...told to make the guard mail office on the ANTARES and return to the ship. About two days...trip after 7 December, we passed the ANTARES as she returned to the States. As we...the davits at deck level. "Go to the ANTARES, deliver the mail and return." My sense...
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Of Scorpions and Showers
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 106, July 1997
Subjects: Constellations, Meteors & meteorites, Stars & galaxies
...most brilliant and interesting star, Antares, is well above the horizon. At first...two celestial bodies and named the star Antares, "rival of Ares" (Ares is the Greek...A star of exceptional dimensions, Antares diameter is nearly 700 times that of the...
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Red Star a Dazzling Tale of Global Power Struggle
Newspaper article by Joseph Szadkowski; The Washington Times, December 30, 2000
...Christian Gossett and his gang at Project Antares combine the complexity of Frank Herberts Dune...love story between Sorceress-Maj. Maya Antares and her fallen husband, Capt. Marcus Antares. At its most complex, Orwellian themes echo...
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Little Motor Has Such a Lot
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), February 2, 2007
Subjects: Mazda Motor Corp., Transportation equipment industry
...diesel. Equipment levels comprise S, Antares and Capella. A trio of attractive new...front windows does not kick in until the Antares model. All round electric windows, electrically...The version I tested is the Mazda2 in Antares trim powered by an extremely spritely...
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Roadtest: Mazda2: Tempting 2-Some; as Supermini S Go the Mazda2 Is Up There at the Top. and , with Two New Models Joining the Ranks, Its an Even More Appealing Option as Bill Caven Discovers
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 11, 2004
...model remains and is being joined by the Antares and Capella, which replace the TS, TS2...equipment right across the range. The Antares boasts air-conditioning, electric front...at just pounds 7995 on the road, with Antares models priced from pounds 8995 and Capella...
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See a Scorpion in Your Own Backyard
Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), July 31, 2010
...supposed to represent. Now, look for the Scorpions Heart, Antares, a red supergiant star 400 times bigger than our Sun. If...of binoculars, look for a small globular star cluster near Antares called M4. Its a group of old stars 7000 light years away...
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Wales Sighting Twin Objectives
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), March 10, 2006
...Padova), Matteo Pratichetti (Ghial Calvisano), Franco Rendace (Antares Benevento), Riccardo Robuschi (Overmach Parma), Fabio Semenzato...Franiais), Diego Varani (Futura Park Rugby Roma), Valerio VicerA (Antares Benevento).
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encyclopedia articles on: Antares  - 4 results

 
 
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Antares
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANTARES antar ez, brightest star in the constellation...A red supergiant of spectral class M1, Antares has an apparent magnitude of about 0...both to its color and to its brightness. Antares is a binary star and a semiregular variable...
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Scorpius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...heavens) between Sagittarius and Libra; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Scorpius contains the bright stars Antares (Alpha Scorpii) and Shaula (Lambda Scorpii); a recurrent nova that flared up in 1863, 1906, and 1936; and Scorpius...
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Libra
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...represented it as the claws of the Scorpion (Scorpius). Zubenelschemal (Beta Librae), which lies between Arcturus and Antares , is the only star observable by the naked eye that has been reported to appear greenish. Libra reaches its highest point...
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Red Giant
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...young stars on the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram , whereas red supergiants, e.g., Betelgeuse and Antares , are old, highly evolved stars. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used...


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