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Drinking Gourd

Proper noun
US especially obsolete
Japanese Meaning
(天文学、古い用語、特に米国で用いられる)北の空に位置する明るい全天周星座の一部。これはおおぐま座に含まれており、アルカイド、ミザール、アリオス、メグレズ、ドゥベ、メラク、フェクダの各星からなる星群を指す。
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初期の航海者たちは、大熊座にある明るい星群である北斗七星を使って夜間に進路を見つけた。

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(astronomy, obsolete, especially US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

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Drinking Gourd

Early navigators used the Drinking Gourd, a bright asterism in Ursa Major, to find their way by night.

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Early navigators used the Drinking Gourd, a bright asterism in Ursa Major, to find their way by night.

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