Kaus Borealis

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Lambda Sagittarii

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Kaus Borealis, the Northern (part of the) Bow, was Al Tizini’s Rai al Na’aim, the Keeper of the Na’ams, the uncertainty as to the meaning of which has already been noticed; but Kazwini evidently understood by it Ostriches, for in his list it is, with the stars μ, Al Thalimain, plainly meaning these desert birds.

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Let vs not be wery of well doynge. For when the tyme is come we shall repe with out werines. Galatians 6:9 TYN

STARS by Jim Kaler

Kaus Borealis (stars.astro.illinois.edu) KAUS BOREALIS (Lambda Sagittarii). Occupying a key position within the constellation Sagittarius, Kaus Borealis makes the northern tip of the Archer’s bow, the hybrid name meaning just that, the “northern (Borealis from Latin) bow (kaus, from Arabic).

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