💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reference star"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| standard starnoun | (astronomy) Synonym of reference star. |
| clockstarnoun | (astronomy) A bright star with precisely known right ascension, used for determining the error of clocks used to time meridian transits |
| guide starnoun | (astronomy) A reference star that is used to maintain the alignment and tracking of a telescope (as the Earth rotates) |
| clock starnoun | Alternative form of clockstar. [(astronomy) A bright star with precisely known right ascension, used for determining the error of clocks used to time meridian transits] |
| guiding starnoun | A star used as a navigation reference |
| fixed starnoun | (astronomy) A star whose movement cannot be seen from Earth. |
| shell starnoun | (astronomy) A rapidly-rotating star that has an equatorial circumstellar disc of gas |
| starspotnoun | (astronomy) The equivalent of a sunspot on another star. |
| field starnoun | (astronomy) A star that does not belong to a star cluster |
| astrocompassnoun | A form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position. |
| star trackernoun | A navigational device which measures the angular separation of stars with reference to a known time and place in order to achieve precise navigation. |
| astrophotometrynoun | The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies. |
| pole-starnoun | Alternative form of pole star. [(astronomy) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.] |
| standard rulernoun | (astronomy) Any astronomical object of known diameter whose distance can then be calculated from the angle it subtends |
| lodestarnoun | (figurative) A guiding tenet or principle. |
| pole starnoun | (figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention. |
| lode starnoun | (astronomy) Synonym of North Star, particularly Polaris, the most used lodestar in the northern hemisphere for the last 1500 years. |
| standard candlenoun | (astronomy) Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. Its distance can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude. |
| polestarnoun | Alternative form of pole star. [(astronomy) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.] |
| north starnoun | (astronomy) The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years. |
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