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• 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 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 catalog — ▪ astronomy       list of stars, usually according to position and magnitude (brightness) and, in some cases, other properties (e.g., spectral type) as well. Numerous catalogs and star atlases have been made, some of fundamental importance to… …   Universalium

• Millennium Star Atlas — The Millennium Star Atlas was constructed as a collaboration between a team at Sky Telescope led by Roger Sinnott, and the European Space Agency s Hipparcos project, led by Michael Perryman. It was the first sky atlas to include the Hipparcos and …   Wikipedia

• Chinese star maps — (Chinese: 星圖) are usually directional or graphical representations of Chinese astronomical alignments. Throughout the history of China, numerous star maps have been recorded. This page is intended to list or show the best available version of… …   Wikipedia

• Hyades (star cluster) — Hyades Cluster Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) Constellation …   Wikipedia

• Norton's Star Atlas — is a set of 16 celestial charts, first published in 1910 and currently in its 20th edition under the editorship of Ian Ridpath. The Star Atlas covers the entire northern and southern sky, with accompanying reference information for amateur… …   Wikipedia

• Dunhuang Star Chart — Detail of the Star Map from the Tang Dynasty showing the North Polar region (British Library Or.8210/S.3326). This map was made approximately in the year 700,[1] around the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ( …   Wikipedia

• List of atlases — This is a list of atlases, each a collection of maps, some including statistical data for the regions represented:elected general atlasesSome cartographically or commercially important atlases include the following:;17th century and earlier *… …   Wikipedia

• astronomical map — Introduction       any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analagous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern… …   Universalium

• Planisphere — For the tetralogy of songs by Justice, see Justice discography. A plastic planisphere. A planisphere is a star chart analog computing instrument in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot. It can be adjusted to display the… …   Wikipedia