Star in Canis Major
Adhara
Applied in recent times from the Arabic asterism name al-(adhara, "the Virgins", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The significance of the name is unknown.
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Astronomy
Official IAU information
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IAU adoption
Name origin
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Notes and recent research
Description
History
Observation
Localização
Dificuldade
Instrumentos
Curiosities
References
- Epsilon Canis Majoris — WIKIPEDIA — 2026 ↗
- Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning — ALLEN, Richard Hinckley — 1963 [1899]
- Star Magic: The Wisdom of the Constellations for Pagans & Wiccans — KYNES, Sandra — 2015
- Star Tales — RIDPATH, Ian ↗
- Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction — VAN LEEUWEN, F — 2007
- Epsilon Canis Majoris: The Brightest Extreme-ultraviolet Source with Surprisingly Low Interstellar Absorption — SHULL, J. Michael; CURRAN, Rachel M.; TOPPING, Michael W — 2025 ↗
- Adara — CONSTELLATIONS OF WORDS
- Epsilon Canis Majoris and the ionization of the local cloud — VALLERGA, J. V.; WELSH, B. Y — 1995
- The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars — SCHAAF, Fred — 2008
- Brady's Book of Fixed Stars — BRADY, Bernadette — 1998
- Quais são as estrelas da bandeira do Brasil? — CANALTECH ↗
- Brazil: astronomy of the flag — FLAGS OF THE WORLD ↗
Myths
Cultural traditions
Grécia
China
Mundo Árabe
Outras culturas
Mythology
References
- The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology — ROBSON, Vivian E. — 1923
- Epsilon Canis Majoris — WIKIPEDIA — 2026 ↗
- Star Tales — RIDPATH, Ian ↗
- Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning — ALLEN, Richard Hinckley — 1963 [1899]
- List of Arabic star names — WIKIPEDIA
- Adara — CONSTELLATIONS OF WORDS
- Star Magic: The Wisdom of the Constellations for Pagans & Wiccans — KYNES, Sandra — 2015
Astrology
Fixed-star astrology
Fixed-star astrology
Brady (Brady's Book of Fixed Stars, 1998)
References
- The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology — ROBSON, Vivian E. — 1923
- Brady's Book of Fixed Stars — BRADY, Bernadette — 1998
Magic
Magical correspondences
Magical Uses
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Guarda e proteção do lar
2
Cão Maior e Cão Menor
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Guardiões do mundo inferior e da vida que vem depois
2
Cão Maior e Cão Menor
Received as personal gnosis — not from a written source.
References
- The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology — ROBSON, Vivian E. — 1923
- Star Magic: The Wisdom of the Constellations for Pagans & Wiccans — KYNES, Sandra — 2015
Associations and additional notes
Letra hebraica
Óleo
Oracle readings
Extrapolação própria (não é citação de fonte oracular)
References
- The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology — ROBSON, Vivian E. — 1923
- Star Magic: The Wisdom of the Constellations for Pagans & Wiccans — KYNES, Sandra — 2015
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