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to the stars: A common name or motto, in whole or part, among many publications ad astra per aspera: to the stars through difficulties: i.e., "a rough road leads to the stars", as on the Launch Complex 34 memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1. Used as a motto by the State of Kansas and other organisations ad augusta per angusta
Per Ardua Ad Astra, a 1984 memorial sculpture by Oscar Nemon on University Avenue in Toronto, honouring fallen Canadian airmen and women. Per ardua ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" [ 1] or "through struggle to the stars" [ 2] that is the official motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces ...
Charo. María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, [ 1][ note 1] professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist who rose to international prominence in the 1960s on American television, as well as starring in several films. Charo began playing classical (Spanish-style) guitar ...
Leo, with Leo Minor above, as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825. Leo is also home to a bright variable star, the red giant R Leonis. It is a Mira variable with a minimum magnitude of 10 and normal maximum magnitude of 6; it periodically brightens to magnitude 4.4.
Aion (Latin spelling Aeon), Hellenistic god of cyclical or unbounded time, related to the concepts of aevum or saeculum; Aius Locutius, divine voice that warned the Romans of the imminent Gallic invasion. Alernus or Elernus (possibly Helernus), an archaic god whose sacred grove was near the Tiber river. He is named definitively only by Ovid. [18]
Capricornus / ˌkæprɪˈkɔːrnəs / is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "horned goat " or "goat horn " or "having horns like a goat's", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea goat: a mythical creature that is half goat, half fish. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one ...
These Latina And Hispanic Actresses Are Changing Hollywood For The Better. Olivia Evans, Caroline Shannon-Karasik, Naydeline Mejia. September 18, 2023 at 11:34 AM. 61 Latina Actresses To Know In ...
Located around 30' northeast of NGC 2360, [ 91] NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet or the Duck Nebula) is a relatively bright emission nebula in Canis Major, with an approximate magnitude of 10, which is 10,000 light-years from Earth. The nebula is shaped by HD 56925, an unstable Wolf–Rayet star embedded within it.