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An engraved star-atlas plate of Perseus on a deep blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Algol picked out in gold.
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Algol

No. 14 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeAn engraved star-atlas plate of Perseus on a deep blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Algol picked out in gold.

What it meansFrom ras al-ghul, 'the head of the ghoul', the Arabic rendering of the severed head carried by Perseus. The star fades and brightens every few days.

Where it worksA deep, quiet plate for a study or a library shelf wall.

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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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A quiet pale bone print: the stars of Ursa Major in fine dots and hairlines, Phecda a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.PhecdaNo. 18
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The stars of the Plough rising over a dark plain under a dusk sky, with Alkaid marked in gold and its names set on the land below.AlkaidNo. 20
Pherkad marked in gold among the stars of Ursa Minor, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a deep blue ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.PherkadNo. 21
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