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globular cluster
(Encyclopedia) globular cluster: see star cluster.open cluster
(Encyclopedia) open cluster: see star cluster.optical double
(Encyclopedia) optical double: see binary star.gay-feather
(Encyclopedia) gay-feather: see blazing star.galactic cluster
(Encyclopedia) galactic cluster: see star cluster.visual binary
(Encyclopedia) visual binary: see binary star.Beehive
(Encyclopedia) Beehive (star cluster): see Praesepe.Pollux, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Pollux, brightest star in the constellation Gemini; Bayer designation Beta Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7h44.8m, Dec. +28°03′. An orange giant of spectral class K0 III, it is the…Kennedy, Adrienne
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Adrienne, 1931–, American playwright, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., as Adrienne Lita Hawkins, grad. Ohio State Univ. (B.A., 1953), studied Columbia (1954–56). Her usually one-act memory…Achernar
(Encyclopedia) AchernarAchernarāˈkərnärˌ [key], brightest star in the constellation Eridanus; Bayer designation α Eridani; 1992 position R.A. 1h37.4m, Dec. −57°16′. A bluish-white white star with…