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Earthwork sculpture by Charles Ross
Star Axis is an earthwork by American sculptor Charles Ross designed for observing the stars and considered to be a defining example of land art. The
Star_Axis
American sculptor (born 1937)
through lenses, paintings made with dynamite and powdered pigment, and Star Axis, an earthwork built to observe the stars. Ross emerged in the mid-1960s
Charles_Ross_(artist)
Visible star that is nearly aligned with Earth's axis of rotation
A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of an astronomical body; that is, a star whose apparent position
Pole_star
Term in geometry; longest and shortest semidiameters of an ellipse
In geometry, the major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter: a line segment that runs through the center and both foci, with ends at the two most
Semi-major and semi-minor axes
Semi-major_and_semi-minor_axes
Art movement of the 1960s and 1970s
with many remaining unfinished. As Charles Ross continues to work on the Star Axis project, which he began in 1971. Michael Heizer in 2022 completed his
Land_art
American media franchise
Star Wars is an American media franchise created by George Lucas. The space opera saga began with the original Star Wars film (1977) and quickly became
Star_Wars
Angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body
known as obliquity, is the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, which is the line perpendicular to its orbital plane; equivalently
Axial_tilt
World War II strategy board game series
Axis & Allies is a series of World War II strategy board games. The first version was published in 1981 and a second edition known colloquially as Axis
Axis_&_Allies
Change of rotational axis in an astronomical body
the Earth on its axis. The brown axis was the Earth's rotation axis 5,000 years ago, when it pointed to the star Thuban. The yellow axis, pointing to Polaris
Axial_precession
American art dealer (1931–2022)
by Walter De Maria (the precursor to his Lightning Field) and Ross's Star Axis, a naked eye observatory in New Mexico whose construction she supported
Virginia_Dwan
Lines radiating from bright light sources in photographs
telescope designs, the secondary mirror has to be positioned at the central axis of the telescope and so has to be held by struts within the telescope tube
Diffraction_spike
Australian musical comedy act
The Axis of Awesome were an Australian comedy music act with members Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo and Benny Davis, active from 2006 to 2018. The trio
The_Axis_of_Awesome
Species of deer
The chital (Axis axis; /tʃiːtəl/), also called spotted deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described
Chital
2017 American film
Axis is a 2017 drama film written by and starring Emmett Hughes. The film marks the feature film directorial debut of Aisha Tyler, who raised funds for
Axis_(film)
Movement of an object which leaves at least one point unchanged
rotates around an imaginary line called an axis of rotation. The special case of a rotation with an internal axis passing through the body's own center of
Rotation
Japanese voice actor and narrator
actor and narrator. He voiced Uryū Ishida in Bleach, England in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, and Shirō Emiya in the Fate franchise. 2002
Noriaki_Sugiyama
Large self-illuminated object in space
on the angle of the Earth's rotational axis relative to its local star, the Sun. The oldest accurately dated star chart was the result of ancient Egyptian
Star
Brightest star in Earth's night sky
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, located in the southern constellation of Canis Major. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin
Sirius
Fictional planets and moons in the Star Wars media franchise
The fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and some other works are considered
List of Star Wars planets and moons
List_of_Star_Wars_planets_and_moons
Imaginary sky rotation points
north and south celestial poles are the two points in the sky where Earth's axis of rotation, indefinitely extended, intersects the celestial sphere. The
Celestial_pole
Method of estimating a stars age from its rotation period
expression (v sin i), (v) is the velocity on the star's equator and (i) is the inclination angle of the star's axis of rotation, which is generally an unmeasurable
Gyrochronology
Collapsed core of a massive star
same as the neutron star's rotational frequency. If the axis of rotation of the neutron star is different from the magnetic axis, external viewers will
Neutron_star
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
port. At the end of 1941, Axis forces were defeated in Operation Crusader and retired again to El Agheila. In early 1942 Axis forces drove the Allies back
Western_Desert_campaign
Scalar measure of the rotational inertia with respect to a fixed axis of rotation
about a particular axis depends on both the mass and its distribution relative to the axis, increasing with mass and distance from the axis. For a point mass
Moment_of_inertia
2022–2025 Star Wars television series
Andor, also known as Star Wars: Andor or Andor: A Star Wars Story, is an American television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+
Andor
Triple star system in the constellation Sagittarius
colour and brightness, it is expected to be a hot main sequence star. The rotational axis of the binary system is directed approximately towards Earth at
WR_104
1967 studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was first released by Track Records in the United Kingdom on December
Axis:_Bold_as_Love
Periodic change in the direction of a rotation axis
Precession is a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body. In an appropriate reference frame it can be defined as a change in
Precession
Process of controlling orientation of an aerospace vehicle
spacecraft and wheels. To rotate the vehicle on a given axis, the reaction wheel on that axis is accelerated in the opposite direction. To rotate the
Spacecraft attitude determination and control
Spacecraft_attitude_determination_and_control
Gay bar and nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
participants, who performed to "It's Raining Men". Also in 2014, Axis hosted the inaugural Shooting Star Awards, and won the award for Best Nightclub. The nightclub
Axis_Nightclub
American animated television series (2021-2024)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an American animated television series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars
Star_Wars:_The_Bad_Batch
Star at the centre of the Solar System
The Sun is the star located at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions
Sun
2021 American drama film
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally is a 2021 American historical drama film directed by Michael Polish, from a screenplay by Vance Owen and Darryl
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
American_Traitor:_The_Trial_of_Axis_Sally
Japanese manga series/anime
Hetalia: Axis Powers (Japanese: ヘタリア Axis Powers, Hepburn: Hetaria Akushisu Pawāzu) is a Japanese webcomic written and illustrated by Hidekaz Himaruya
Hetalia:_Axis_Powers
Type of variable star
is the oblique pulsator model. In this model the axis of pulsation is aligned with the magnetic axis, which can lead to modulation of the amplitude of
Rapidly_oscillating_Ap_star
Alternate history scenario
A military victory of the Axis powers over the Allies of the Second World War (1939–1945) is a popular topic in the alternate history subgenre of speculative
Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II
Hypothetical_Axis_victory_in_World_War_II
Third planet from the Sun
revolution. Earth rotates around its own axis in slightly less than a day (in about 23 hours and 56 minutes). Earth's axis of rotation is tilted with respect
Earth
Mounting system for camera or telescope
compensates for Earth's rotation by having one rotational axis, called polar axis, parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation. This type of mount is used for astronomical
Equatorial_mount
Fictional character
Introduced in the series' second episode, Luthen is a spymaster for the Axis Network, a clandestine faction that works to unite several conflicting factions
Luthen_Rael
2011 video game
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the Star Wars fictional universe. Developed by BioWare
Star_Wars:_The_Old_Republic
Method of orienting telescopes and other celestial observation devices
sighting Polaris the North Star is the usual procedure for aligning a telescope mount's polar axis parallel to the Earth's axis. Polaris is approximately
Polar_alignment
Attitude control device used in spacecraft
to one axis of the satellite (the axis parallel to the wheel's spin axis) do not result directly in spacecraft angular motion about the same axis as the
Reaction_wheel
Fictional space station and superweapon
three-episode block of Andor, the Death Star's existence was discovered among Meero's files by ISB Lieutenant Supervisor and Axis network spy Lonni Jung as a front
Death_Star
Satirical news site
"Axis of Weasels" (ISBN 097614140X; now out of print). Ott's work has been quoted in The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, The Kansas City Star, The
ScrappleFace
firearms Glossary of World War II German military terms Captured US firearms in Axis use in World War II German designations of foreign firearms in World War
List of World War II firearms of Germany
List_of_World_War_II_firearms_of_Germany
Red supergiant star in the constellation Orion
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel
Betelgeuse
This article lists characters of Star Trek that received attention from third-party sources in their various canonical incarnations. This includes fictional
List of Star Trek characters (G–M)
List_of_Star_Trek_characters_(G–M)
Theatre of war of European Axis and Soviet Union blocs
German–Soviet War, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
1941–1945 period during World War II
The occupation of Greece by the Axis powers (Greek: Η Κατοχή, romanized: I Katochi) began in April 1941 after the German invasion of Greece to assist its
Axis_occupation_of_Greece
Northern pole-star; brightest star in Ursa Minor
around it, the firmament is thought of as a wheel, with the star as the pivot on its axis. The names derived from it were sky pin and world pin.[citation
Polaris
Rotation of Earth around its axis
the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde
Earth's_rotation
F-type star in the constellation Hercules
Jupiter and five times more massive. Its orbit is well-aligned to the star's axis. In 2024, low-amplitude transit-timing variations were detected using
TOI-2109
Compact astronomical body
falling towards the black hole gets accelerated away along the hole rotation axis. These jets can extend as far as millions of light-years from the black hole
Black_hole
Directional planes
vertical can be drawn from "up" to "down" (or down to up), such as the y-axis in the Cartesian coordinate system. The word horizontal is derived from the
Vertical_and_horizontal
Second planet from the Sun
route. Venus has no moons and a very slow retrograde rotation about its axis, a result of competing forces of solar tidal locking and differential heating
Venus
Celestial coordinate system used to specify the positions of celestial objects
simplified; the orientation is not quite fixed. A slow motion of Earth's axis, precession, causes a slow, continuous turning of the coordinate system westward
Equatorial_coordinate_system
Standard terms for unambiguous description of relative placement of body parts
the anteroposterior axes. The left-right axis, also known as the horizontal or frontal axis The craniocaudal axis, also known as the rostrocaudal, longitudinal
Anatomical_terms_of_location
British shipping company (1845–1934)
The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent
White_Star_Line
Galaxy containing the Solar System
by "torques from a misalignment of the disc's rotation axis with respect to the principal axis of a non-spherical halo, or from accreted matter in the
Milky_Way
1st episode of the 2nd season of The Leftovers
disambiguation. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › "Axis Mundi" is the first episode of the second season of the American supernatural
Axis_Mundi_(The_Leftovers)
X-ray binary in the Whirlpool Galaxy
more massive blue supergiant star in a orbit with a semi-major axis of 50 R☉, and it was found that the semi-major axis of the binary is no larger than
M51-ULS-1
An anime adaptation of Hetalia: Axis Powers was announced on July 24, 2008. It is directed by Bob Shirohata (Gravitation, Diamond Daydreams) and is animated
List of Hetalia: Axis Powers episodes
List_of_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers_episodes
Type of neutron star with beams of radiation
emitted along the magnetic axis of the pulsar, which spins along with the rotation of the neutron star. The magnetic axis of the pulsar determines the
Pulsar
American rock musician
patterned after Hendrix, and his choice for the band name Axis, a reference to Hendrix album Axis: Bold as Love. Butcher's stated influences are Richie Havens
Jon_Butcher
2017 video game
mid-April". TheSixthAxis. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020. Star Wars (April 15, 2017). Star Wars Celebration Orlando
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)
Star_Wars_Battlefront_II_(2017_video_game)
High population and GDP corridor in Europe
banana blu), also known as the European Megalopolis or the Liverpool–Milan Axis, is a discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western and Central Europe
Blue_Banana
Nearest star to the Solar System
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to Earth after the Sun, located 4.25 light-years (1.3 parsecs) away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Discovered
Proxima_Centauri
Five-pointed star polygon
pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a
Pentagram
Hypothetical Solar System planet
(hypothetical star) Planets beyond Neptune Tyche (hypothetical planet) Five-planet Nice model 2017 OF201 As of 2024 the semi-major axis of Planet Nine
Planet_Nine
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its Axis allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Character in the Star Wars franchise
Cassian Jeron Andor is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, primarily portrayed by actor Diego Luna. Introduced in the feature film Rogue
Cassian_Andor
Characteristic of a spinning body in space
sky, such as a "fixed" pole star, throughout Earth's orbit around the Sun. Minor variation in the direction of the axis, known as axial precession, takes
Axial_parallelism
Country in Central Europe
mediated communications between the Axis and Allied powers. Switzerland's trade was blockaded by both the Allies and the Axis. Economic cooperation with Nazi
Switzerland
Techniques used to reduce blurring of images
electronic image stabilization can also compensate for rotation about the optical axis (roll). It is mainly used in high-end image-stabilized binoculars, still
Image_stabilization
Small patches of nebulosity associated with newly born stars
are commonly found in star-forming regions, and several are often seen around a single star, aligned with its rotational axis. Most of them lie within
Herbig–Haro_object
Short-term state of the atmosphere
cyclones, are caused by instabilities of the jet streamflow. Because Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane (called the ecliptic), sunlight is
Weather
American sci-fi TV series (2015–2019)
streaming service Amazon Prime Video, depicting a parallel universe where the Axis powers of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan rule the world after their
The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_(TV_series)
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Japan's Axis partners, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. He worked closely with other national leaders in leading the Allies against the Axis powers. Roosevelt
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
2014 film by Christopher Nolan
look of NASA IMAX documentaries. The models were then attached to a six-axis gimbal on a motion control system that allowed an operator to manipulate
Interstellar_(film)
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
a very slightly scalene ellipsoid due to tidal stretching, with its long axis displaced 30° from facing the Earth, due to gravitational anomalies from
Moon
Gem variety of corundum
grown in a specific crystal orientation, typically along the optical axis, the c axis, for minimum birefringence for the application. The boules are sliced
Sapphire
American DJ, record producer, and composer
in the Sky 7 (Something In The Sky) 2011, Beat Master (Axis) 2011, The Power (Axis) 2011, Star Chronicles (Tomorrow) 2012, Something in the Sky 10 (Something
Jeff_Mills
Chemically peculiar stars of spectral types A and B
as if such a field is not aligned with the rotation axis—the field strength will change as the star rotates. In support of this theory it has been noted
Ap_and_Bp_stars
Single yellow-hued star in the constellation Cetus
equator, and i is the inclination angle of the rotation axis to the line of sight. For a typical G8 star, the rotation velocity is about 2.5 km/s. The relatively
Tau_Ceti
Interstellar comet in 2025
spectrum plots the brightness of 3I/ATLAS (vertical axis) over wavelength of light (horizontal axis). The gases that make up 3I/ATLAS (H 2O, CO 2, and
3I/ATLAS
American actress and talk show host
campaign to fund her directorial feature film debut, Axis. The film was shot over seven days in May 2016. Axis premiered at the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival and
Aisha_Tyler
is stated by Star Wars literature to be a V-21.1 Chevlex light haulcraft originally made by Fondor Yards Commercial Ventures. The Axis network spymaster
List_of_Star_Wars_spacecraft
Singaporean television award
The Star Awards for Best Drama Serial is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1996 at the
Star Awards for Best Drama Serial
Star_Awards_for_Best_Drama_Serial
Polyhedron made of congruent kites arranged radially
pair of adjacent basal edges to one apex. A star p/q-trapezohedron has two apical vertices on its polar axis, and 2p basal vertices in two regular p-gonal
Trapezohedron
Triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
orbit each other approximately 400 AU from the primary star, A. Their orbit has a semimajor axis of 35 AU and is rather elliptical with an orbital eccentricity
40_Eridani
2010 board wargame
Axis & Allies: Europe 1940 is a 2010 board wargame simulating the European Theatre of World War II at the strategic level. Axis & Allies: Europe 1940
Axis_&_Allies:_Europe_1940
Super-Earth orbiting LHS 1140
entirely within the star's habitable zone and gets 43% the incident flux of Earth. The planet is 49 light-years away and transits its star, making it an excellent
LHS_1140_b
Position of the body used for sexual activities
thrusting action will move more along a side-to-side rather than top-to-bottom axis. This position allows for breast stimulation during sex, for partners to
Sex_position
Board game
Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal, released in 2007, is the fifth spinoff board game of the Axis & Allies series of games, focusing on the Solomon Islands Campaign
Axis_&_Allies:_Guadalcanal
American singer (born 1981)
Azalea performed the track live at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards from The AXIS, the home of Spears's residency, to positive critical response. Entertainment
Britney_Spears
NASA space observatory
3-axis stabilized with a momentum wheel that was used to establish stability about the nominal rotation, or Z-axis. The orientation of the Z-axis could
Small_Astronomy_Satellite_3
hydrogen-1 in their core region. The Sun is a main-sequence star. major axis See semi-major axis. March equinox The precise time of year on Earth when the
Glossary_of_astronomy
System of two stars orbiting each other
A binary star or binary star system is a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other. Binary stars are among
Binary_star
Wandering of a planet's pole of rotation
the axis of rotation moves, in other words the North Pole points toward a different star. There are also smaller and faster variations in the axis of rotation
True_polar_wander
Red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus
Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. At a distance of 5.96 light-years (1.83 pc) from Earth, it is the fourth-nearest-known
Barnard's_Star
STAR AXIS
STAR AXIS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various minor places, for example Start Point in Devon, named from Old English steort ‘tail’, in the transferred sense of a promontory or spur of a hill.
Girl/Female
English Latin
Star.
Girl/Female
Sikh
Form of God, Effective
Male
French
French and Spanish form of Roman Latin Cæsar, CÉSAR means "severed."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Holy Star
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Greek, Latin
Star; Esther; Stella; Inspiring
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English sterre, starre ‘star’. The word was also used in a transferred sense of a patch of white hair on the forehead of a horse, and so perhaps the name denoted someone with a streak of white hair. It is possibly also a habitational name, for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a star.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Star 1 and 3.
Male
English
Short form of English Stanley, STAN means "stone clearing," and other names containing Old English stan, meaning "stone."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Ãsgeirr, ÓSKAR means "god-spear."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Star, STARR means "star."
Girl/Female
English American
Star.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English
Star
Boy/Male
Arabic, Pakistani, Russian
Truthful
Girl/Female
British, English
Star
Girl/Female
British, English, Jamaican
Star
Female
Babylonian
, star.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Old High German Ansgar, ÓSCAR means "god-spear."
Male
Swedish
Pet form of Swedish Gustaf, GÖSTA means "meditation staff."
Male
Russian
(СтаÑ) Russian pet form of Slavic Stanislav, STAS means "glorious government."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Greek, Jamaican, Latin
Star; Esther; Stella; Inspiring
STAR AXIS
STAR AXIS
Girl/Female
Muslim
Trustworthy, Faithful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Kind
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Gift of the Beneficent
Girl/Female
Scottish
Youthful.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Victorious, Victory
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Determine to Achieve the Goal
Boy/Male
Spanish
From Cyprus.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Joy of winning
Boy/Male
Hindi Muslim
Beloved.
Boy/Male
Indian
Light
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v. t.
To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.
v. t.
To mark with a scar or scars.
v. i.
To form a scar.
v. t.
To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
a.
Not favored by the stars; ill-fated.
n.
The polestar; the north star.
v. i.
To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.
a.
Spangled or studded with stars.
n.
The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men.
n.
The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.
adv.
Wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind.
v. i.
To be fixed or set; to stay.
v. i.
To act as a "stag", or irregular dealer in stocks.
n.
Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology; astronomy.
v. t.
To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.
n.
That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
v. t.
To turn into a star; to cause to appear like a star; to place among the stars, or in heaven.