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Chief Morning Star (Dull Knife) of the Northern Cheyenne
Chief Morning Star (also known as Dull Knife) of the Northern Cheyenne (l. c. 1810-1883).
US National Archives and Records Administration.
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North Star Locomotive
A replica of the North Star locomotive, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) for the Great Western Railway, England. The North Star class ran from 1838. (Swindon Steam Museum)
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The Star by Degas
A c. 1876 pastel on paper, The Star (l'étoile), by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The artist painted many scenes of ballerinas, but most, like this one, are not of the dancers performing but either...
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Matariki Star Cluster
The Matariki star cluster with known Māori names. Constellation also known as The Pleiades.
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Rising Star Cave Location Map
Geographical location of the Rising Star cave in the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the remains of Homo naledi were discovered in 2013 CE.
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Pawnee Morning Star Ritual Miniature Model
A miniature model (diorama) of the Pawnee Morning Star Ritual from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Dinaledi Chamber, Rising Star Cave
Schematic cross-section through a portion of the Rising Star cave system showing the Dinaledi Chamber, where fossils of Homo naledi were first discovered in 2013 CE.
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Tibetan Star Mandala
A 19th century CE Tibetan mandala, a tool used in some Buddhist schools and also in Hindu and Jain tradition. Mandalas are ritual images designed to facilitate different psychophysical practices such as meditation.
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Matariki
The Maori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) have long observed the heliacal (pre-dawn) rising of the star cluster commonly known throughout the world as Pleiades or Messier 45 (M45), located in the constellation of Taurus. Matariki is...
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The History of New Zealand's Matariki: Maori New Year and Star Cluster
Matariki is the name of a star cluster that can be seen from New Zealand in the early morning of the months in mid-winter. New Zealand's Matariki is the name for the Maori New Year and...