Definitions for fixed stars
fixed stars

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1. Fixed stars

   In astronomy, the fixed stars (Latin: stellae fixae) are the glowing points, mainly stars, that appear not to move relative to one another against the darkness of the night sky in the background. This is in contrast to those lights visible to naked eye, namely planets and comets, which appear to move slowly between those "fixed" stars. The fixed stars includes all the stars visible to the naked eye other than the Sun, plus the faint strip of the Milky Way. Due to their star-like appearance when with the naked eye, the few visible individual nebulae and other deep-sky objects also are counted among the fixed stars. There are approximately 6,000 stars visible to the naked eye under optimal conditions. The term fixed stars is a misnomer because those celestial objects are not actually fixed with respect to one another or to the Earth. Because of their immense distance from the Earth, these objects appear to move so slowly in the sky that the change in their relative positions is nearly imperceptible on human timescales, except under careful examination with modern instruments, such as telescopes, that can reveal their proper motions. So they can be considered to be "fixed" for many purposes, as navigation, charting of stars, astrometry, etc. Due to the large distances of astronomical objects, human vision is unable to perceive the three-dimensional depth of the outer space, giving the impression that all stars and other extrasolar astronomical objects are at the same distance from the viewer. Historically, the fixed stars were often believed to exist attached on a giant celestial sphere, or firmament, which revolves daily around the Earth, and hence it was known as the "sphere of fixed stars", which acted as the supposed limit of the whole universe. For many centuries, the term "fixed stars" was a synonym for that celestial sphere. People in many cultures have imagined that the brightest stars form constellations, which are apparent pictures in the sky seeming to be persistent, being deemed also as fixed. That way, constellations have been used for centuries, and still are today, to identify regions of the starry night by both professional and amateur astronomers.

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1. Fixed stars

   The fixed stars are celestial objects that do 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 starlike object may also be called a fixed star. People in many cultures have imagined that the stars form pictures in the sky called constellations. In ancient Greek astronomy, the stars were believed to exist on a giant celestial sphere, or firmament, that revolved around the Earth daily.

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1. fixed stars

   Those innumerable bodies bespangling the heavens from pole to pole, distinguishable from the planets by their apparent fixity; it is, however, certain that many of them move through space at a rate vastly greater than that of the earth in her orbit, though, from their enormous distance, we can with difficulty perceive it.

How to pronounce fixed stars?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fixed stars in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fixed stars in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fixed stars in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fixed stars in a Sentence

1. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   . . . for until that God who rules all the region of the sky. . . has freed you from the fetters of your body, you cannot gain admission here. Men were created with the understanding that they were to look after that sphere called Earth, which you see in the middle of the temple. Minds have been given to them out of the eternal fires you call fixed stars and planets, those spherical solids which, quickened with divine minds, journey through their circuits and orbits with amazing speed....

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_Stars
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fixed stars
3. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=fixed stars