Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Reiterstern
English translation:
Alcor star (also known as rider)))
Added to glossary by
Bhavna Bajaj
Jun 29, 2009 06:52
14 yrs ago
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Reiterstern
German to English
Science
Astronomy & Space
Sentence- wer der kleinen "Reiterstern" ueber dem mittleren Deichselstern des Sternbildes "Grosser Wagen" erkennt, sieht schon sehr gut.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Alcor (star) |
Ellen Kraus
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| 4 | companion star |
Alan Johnson
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| 3 +1 | rider |
Bernd Runge
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Proposed translations
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Ellen Kraus
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Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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Alcor (star)
Alkor (Stern) – WikipediaEin gutes Auge kann Alkor bei klarem Himmel als Stern 4. Größe unmittelbar nördlich von Mizar, dem mittleren Deichselstern des Großen Wagens, ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkor_(Stern)
Big Dipper, Alcor and Mizar - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]To the keen unaided eye, two stars can be seen, the brighter 2nd magnitude Mizar, and a fainter 4th magnitude nearby star, Alcor. Mizar and Alcor have also ...
www.astropix.com/HTML/C.../BIGDIP.HTM
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkor_(Stern)
Big Dipper, Alcor and Mizar - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]To the keen unaided eye, two stars can be seen, the brighter 2nd magnitude Mizar, and a fainter 4th magnitude nearby star, Alcor. Mizar and Alcor have also ...
www.astropix.com/HTML/C.../BIGDIP.HTM
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Comment: "Thanks! I finally went with your answer; although Bernd's link also helped me find out that this star is called "rider" also!"
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companion star
The stars are Mizar and Alcor. They are not true gravitational companions, so I would tend to call them "the optical companions" or "Alcor, the optical companion of Mizar". They are also known as an "optical double star".
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Bernd Runge
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Works in: English to German, German to English
rider
These stars (Mizar and Alcor) are also known as horse and rider.
So, I would translate in the lines of "... who can see/make out the Rider on top of the Horse ..."
So, I would translate in the lines of "... who can see/make out the Rider on top of the Horse ..."
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