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"https://codexery.com/astronomers-and-cosmologists/img/astronomers-and-cosmologists/johannes-hevelius.webp", "c": "Daniel Schultz · via Wikipedia: Johannes Hevelius · Public domain"}, "https://codexery.com/stars-of-bo-tes/e/stars-of-bo-tes/bo-tes/": {"t": "Boötes", "s": "A northern constellation featuring the bright star Arcturus."}, "https://codexery.com/variable-stars/e/variable-stars/cor-caroli/": {"t": "Cor Caroli", "s": "A binary star and prototype of a class of magnetic variables."}, "https://codexery.com/stars-and-stellar-phenomena/e/stars-and-stellar-phenomena/carbon-star/": {"t": "Carbon star", "s": "A luminous red giant with a sooty, ruby-red atmosphere rich in carbon compounds."}, "https://codexery.com/messier-objects/e/messier-objects/whirlpool-galaxy/": {"t": "Whirlpool Galaxy", "s": "First galaxy classified as spiral, interacting with NGC 5195."}, "https://codexery.com/spiral-galaxies/e/spiral-galaxies/spiral-galaxy/": {"t": "Spiral galaxy", "s": "Spiral galaxies feature 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"https://codexery.com/ngc-objects/e/ngc-objects/ngc-4530/": {"t": "NGC 4530", "s": "A nearby solar analog and candidate for extraterrestrial life searches."}, "https://codexery.com/astronomy-space/e/astronomy-and-space/magnitude-astronomy/": {"t": "Magnitude (astronomy)", "s": "Logarithmic scale measuring stellar brightness, with lower values for brighter objects."}, "https://codexery.com/space-missions/e/space-missions/the-hubble-space-telescope/": {"t": "The Hubble Space Telescope", "s": "A versatile space telescope observing ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light."}, "https://codexery.com/ngc-objects/e/ngc-objects/ngc-4631/": {"t": "NGC 4631", "s": "Edge-on barred spiral galaxy resembling a whale.", "i": "https://codexery.com/ngc-objects/img/ngc-objects/ngc-4631.webp", "c": "Shaihulud D. 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Yeats", "s": "Irish poet, dramatist, and Nobel laureate."}, "https://codexery.com/words-and-phrases-derived-from-greek/e/words-and-phrases-derived-from-greek-mythology/herculean/": {"t": "Herculean", "s": "Of or like Hercules; requiring great strength."}, "https://codexery.com/constellations/e/constellations/lyra/": {"t": "Lyra", "s": "A small northern constellation representing the lyre of Orpheus, home to the brilliant star Vega and the Ring Nebula."}, "/e/northern-constellations/vulpecula/": {"t": "Vulpecula", "s": "A faint northern constellation home to the first pulsar."}, "https://codexery.com/stars-of-cygnus/e/stars-of-cygnus/deneb/": {"t": "Deneb", "s": "Blue supergiant, brightest star in Cygnus."}, "https://codexery.com/star-clusters/e/star-clusters/stellar-association/": {"t": "Stellar association", "s": "Loose, gravitationally unbound star groups sharing common origin and motion."}, 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