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62 relations: Age of Enlightenment, Alpha Sculptoris, Antlia, Apparent magnitude, Aquarius (constellation), Aratus, Barred spiral galaxy, Bradley Schaefer, Caelum, Cape of Good Hope, Cartwheel Galaxy, Cetus, Circinus, Constellation, Constellation family, Crater-class cargo ship, Declination, Dwarf galaxy, Equatorial coordinate system, Eugène Joseph Delporte, Fomalhaut, Fornax, Galactic coordinate system, Galaxy merger, Gliese 1, Grus (constellation), Horologium (constellation), International Astronomical Union, Irregular galaxy, Light-year, Local Group, Mensa (constellation), Microscopium, NGC 55, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Norma (constellation), Octans, Phoenix (constellation), Pictor, Piscis Austrinus, Pyxis, R Sculptoris, Red giant, Reticulum, Right ascension, Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, Sculptor Galaxy, Sculptor Group, Sculpture, Sky & Telescope, ..., South Pole, Southern celestial hemisphere, Star formation, SX Arietis variable, Table Mountain, Telescopium, United States Navy, USS Sculptor (AK-103), Variable star, Virginia, 50th parallel north, 65th parallel north. Expand index (12 more) »
Age of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment (also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason; in lit in Aufklärung, "Enlightenment", in L’Illuminismo, “Enlightenment” and in Spanish: La Ilustración, "Enlightenment") was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, "The Century of Philosophy".
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Alpha Sculptoris
Alpha Sculptoris, Latinized from α Sculptoris, is the Bayer designation for a blue-white star in the southern constellation of Sculptor.
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Antlia
Antlia (from Ancient Greek ἀντλία) is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.
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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.
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Aquarius (constellation)
Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces.
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Aratus
Aratus (Ἄρατος ὁ Σολεύς; ca. 315 BC/310 BC240) was a Greek didactic poet.
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Barred spiral galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars.
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Bradley Schaefer
Bradley Elliott Schaefer is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Louisiana State University.
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Caelum
Caelum is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 1750s by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and counted among the 88 modern constellations.
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Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope (Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Cabo da Boa Esperança) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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Cartwheel Galaxy
The Cartwheel Galaxy (also known as ESO 350-40) is a lenticular galaxy and ring galaxy about 500 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.
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Cetus
Cetus is a constellation.
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Circinus
Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.
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Constellation family
Constellation families are collections of constellations sharing some defining characteristic, such as proximity on the celestial sphere, common historical origin, or common mythological theme.
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Crater-class cargo ship
Crater-class cargo ship is a category of freighter that was constructed for use by the United States Navy during World War II under Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type.
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Declination
In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol δ) is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle.
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Dwarf galaxy
A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of about 100 million up to several billion stars, a small number compared to the Milky Way's 200–400 billion stars.
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Equatorial coordinate system
The equatorial coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system widely used to specify the positions of celestial objects.
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Eugène Joseph Delporte
Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe.
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Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut, also designated Alpha Piscis Austrini (α Piscis Austrini, abbreviated Alpha PsA, α PsA) is the brightest star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the sky.
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Fornax
Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus.
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Galactic coordinate system
The galactic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center, the primary direction aligned with the approximate center of the Milky Way galaxy, and the fundamental plane parallel to an approximation of the galactic plane but offset to its north.
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Galaxy merger
Galaxy mergers can occur when two (or more) galaxies collide.
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Gliese 1
Gliese 1 is a red dwarf in the constellation Sculptor, which is found in the southern celestial hemisphere.
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Grus (constellation)
Grus (or colloquially) is a constellation in the southern sky.
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Horologium (constellation)
Horologium is a faint constellation in the southern sky.
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International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.
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Irregular galaxy
An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy.
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Light-year
The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.
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Local Group
The Local Group is the galaxy group that includes the Milky Way.
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Mensa (constellation)
Mensa is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere near the south celestial pole, one of twelve constellations drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
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Microscopium
Microscopium is a minor constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, one of twelve created in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.
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NGC 55
NGC 55, also occasionally referred to as The Whale Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 7 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.
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Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, (15 March 1713 – 21 March 1762) was a French astronomer.
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Norma (constellation)
Norma is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere between Ara and Lupus, one of twelve drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.
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Octans
Octans is a faint constellation located in the deep southern sky.
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Phoenix (constellation)
Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.
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Pictor
Pictor is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, located between the star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.
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Pyxis
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.
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R Sculptoris
R Sculptoris is an asymptotic giant branch semi-regular variable red giant star located away from Earth in the constellation of Sculptor.
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Red giant
A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.3–8 solar masses) in a late phase of stellar evolution.
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Reticulum
Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky.
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Right ascension
Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol) is the angular distance measured only eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point above the earth in question.
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Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (also known as Sculptor Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy or the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that is a satellite of the Milky Way.
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Sculptor Galaxy
The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
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Sculptor Group
The Sculptor Group is a loose group of galaxies near the south galactic pole.
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Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.
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Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope (S&T) is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, including the following.
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South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface.
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Southern celestial hemisphere
The Southern Celestial Hemisphere, or the Southern Sky, is the southern half of the celestial sphere, which appears to rotate around a polar axis due to Earth's rotation.
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Star formation
Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions", collapse and form stars.
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SX Arietis variable
SX Arietis variables are a class of variable stars.
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Table Mountain
Table Mountain (Khoekhoe: Huri ‡oaxa, where the sea rises; Afrikaans: Tafelberg) is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
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Telescopium
Telescopium is a minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, one of twelve named in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
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USS Sculptor (AK-103)
USS Sculptor (AK-103) was an commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II.
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Variable star
A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) fluctuates.
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Virginia
Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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50th parallel north
The 50th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 50 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
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65th parallel north
The 65th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 65 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
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Constellation Sculptor, Officina Sculptoris, Sculptor constellation.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculptor_(constellation)
