Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Stars/Fixed star"
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[[image:Pleiades_large.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Pleiades cluster of stars]] | [[image:Pleiades_large.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Pleiades cluster of stars]] | ||
| − | A fixed star (from the Latin stellae fixae) is any celestial object that does not seem to move in relation to the other stars of the night sky. Hence, a fixed star is any star except for the Sun. A nebula or other | + | A fixed star (from the Latin stellae fixae) is any celestial object that does not seem to move in relation to the other stars of the night sky. Hence, a fixed star is any star except for the Sun. A nebula or other star-like object may also be called a fixed star. |
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