CANOPUS, in Astronomy

in astronomy, 2d brightest star in the sky, located in the constellation Carina, which is part of the ancient constellation Argo Navis; Bayer designation α Carinae; 1992 position R.A. 6h23.8m, Dec. −52°41′. It has an apparent magnitude of −0.72, second only to Sirius among the bright stars. Canopus is a yellowish-white giant star of spectral class F0 I-II. Its distance is about 100 light-years. It is probably named after the ancient Egyptian city of Canopus.

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books on: Canopus in Astronomy  - 39 results

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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax'
Book by Philip C. Plait; John Wiley & Sons, 2002
Subjects: Astronomy--Miscellanea, Astronomy--Popular Works, Errors, Scientific
Astrology: Science or Magic, 215-16 astronauts, 85 Astronomy magazine, 257 Astrophysical Journal, 170 atmosphere bending...Cancer Research Campaign, 241 cannonball deflection, 22, 23 Canopus, 107 Cape Canaveral, 202-204 Capricorn One, 155-56 carbon...
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The Story of Astronomy
Book by Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver; Perseus Publishing, 1995
Subjects: Astronomy--History
...Babylonians, 1 -2 astrology of, 9 astronomy of, 36 , 45 map making by, 8 Bacon...76, 107 , 108 Britons, ancient, astronomy of, 11 12 Broglie, Louis de, 332 Brudzewski...115 , 306 Cannon, Annie J., 267 Canopus, spectra, 267 Capra, Baldassar, 93...
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Makers of Astronomy
Book by Hector MacPherson; Clarendon Press, 1933
Subjects: Astronomers, Astronomy--History
...brightest in the heavens, being surpassed only by Sirius and Canopus. Its brilliance and large proper motion led Henderson to the...financial anxiety. On 1 October 1834 he was appointed Professor of Astronomy in the University of Edinburgh. By this time the Astronomical...
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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...Navis. It contains the second-brightest star in the sky, * Canopus Alpha Carinae . Another bright star is Beta Carinae * Miaplacidus...Seth Barnes Nicholson 1891-1963 . Carnegie Observatories The astronomy department of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, with...
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Book by Lucien Rudaux, G. Vaucouleurs De, F. L. Whipple; Prometheus Press, 1962
Subjects: Astronomy
...Minoris, , elements 310 ; spectral type 340 ; see Procyon Canopus, elements 310 ; magnitude 304 ; spectral type 340 Canum Venaticorum...region 327 Carinae, , elements 310; spectral type 340; see Canopus Carinae, , nova, 326 , 330 Carinae, L, 321 Carinae, R...
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journal articles on: Canopus in Astronomy  - 5 results

 
 
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Medieval Arab Navigation on the Indian Ocean: Latitude Determinations
Journal article by Alfred Clark; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 113, 1993
Subjects: Indian Ocean--Discovery, exploration, etc., Latitude--Measurement, Nautical astronomy--History
...specifically the importance of Arcturus and Canopus. What does "reasonable" mean in the...method--in this case, Arcturus-Canopus. These two stars have quite different...altitude as that of the unfettered star, Canopus. Having determined these altitude values...
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The Agricultural Marker Stars in Yemeni Folklore
Journal article by Daniel Martin Varisco; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993
Subjects: Calendar--Yemen, Folklore--Yemen, Seasons in literature--Yemen, Yemen--Literature
...Sirius (calib) and Canopus (suhayl), are...calendar in Arab astronomy (Cf. Varisco 1991a...rising of the star Canopus (suhayl) marks...banat nacsh in Arab astronomy. There are in fact...aczal in Arab astronomy. As such, this...observation. suhayl Canopus (alpha Carinae...
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Reflections on Some New Studies on Applied Science in Islamic Societies (8Th-19th Centuries)
Journal article by David A. King; Islam & Science, Vol. 2, 2004
Subjects: Islamic learning and scholarship--Comparative analysis, Islamic learning and scholarship--History, Islamic learning and scholarship--Methods, Islamic scholarship--Comparative analysis, Islamic scholarship--History, Islamic scholarship--Methods, Scientific method--History, Scientific method--Religious aspects, Scientific method--Usage
...published an essay entitled "The Astronomy of the Mamluks". I wrote...rising-point of the star Canopus over the horizon of Makkah...1.) Islamic Mathematical Astronomy (London: Variorum, 1986...Variorum, 1995); and Astronomy in the Service of Islam...
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Profile: Milton Dawes
Journal article; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 60, 2003
Subjects: Dawes, Milton--Interviews, Semantics
...night while engaged in my usual stargazing, I saw a star, Canopus in the constellation Carina, that I found so beautiful to...I found, on one set of shelves, books on astrophysics and astronomy. On the other side, I found books on philosophy and psychology...
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Profile: Milton Dawes
Journal article by Milton Dawes; et Cetera, Vol. 60, 2003
Subjects: Awards & honors, Dawes, Milton, Semantics, Writers
...night while engaged in my usual stargazing, I saw a star, Canopus in the constellation Carina, that I found so beautiful to...I found, on one set of shelves, books on astrophysics and astronomy. On the other side, I found books on philosophy and psychology...


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magazine articles on: Canopus in Astronomy  - 2 results

 
 
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The Sky in December and January
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 111, December 2002
Subjects: Astronomy, Eclipses, Meteors & meteorites, Moon, Planets, Sun
...midnight, and sets as the Sun rises. It shines as bright as it ever does, at magnitude -0.5; only two stars, Sirius and Canopus, are brighter. The planets rings are tipped more than 26.5 degrees to our line of sight: a certain delight for anyone...
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The Sky in September
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 108, September 1999
Subjects: Astronomy, Eclipses, Moon, Planets
...hour after Jupiter, the yellow-white planet brightens to magnitude -0.3 this month. Among the stars, only Sirius and Canopus would rank brighter. Yet when compared with dazzling Jupiter, Saturn shines only a tenth as bright. Look for it hovering...


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encyclopedia articles on: Canopus in Astronomy  - 1 result

 
 
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Canopus , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CANOPUS , in astronomy in astronomy, 2d brightest star in the sky, located in the constellation...magnitude of 0.72, second only to Sirius among the bright stars. Canopus is a yellowish-white giant star of spectral class F0 I-II. Its...


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