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Mizar drawn as a large gold star within fine concentric rings, with a small finder chart of Ursa Major and the star's modern and Arabic names.
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Mizar

No. 19 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeMizar drawn as a large gold star within fine concentric rings, with a small finder chart of Ursa Major and the star's modern and Arabic names.

What it meansFrom mizar, 'the girdle' or waist-cloth. Close beside it sits the faint star Alcor, and seeing the two apart was long held to be a test of good eyesight.

Where it worksA small wonder for a reading nook or above a desk.

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