The stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid together make up the constellation of Ursa Major (also called Big Dipper). This constellation is special because the line that extends five times the distance from Merak to Dubhe allows easy identification of Polaris, the North Star (in this pic, the one close to the left edge near the bottom). A320 CS-TNU from Sal to Lisbon with 155 passengers on board and strong navigation backup."pics from the office" is a selection of photos taken from the Airbus A320, A330 and A340 operational environment. This blog is focused on Aviation rather than on the technical aspects of photography. Feel free to comment. Thanks for your visit!
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Jan 4, 2012
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The stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid together make up the constellation of Ursa Major (also called Big Dipper). This constellation is special because the line that extends five times the distance from Merak to Dubhe allows easy identification of Polaris, the North Star (in this pic, the one close to the left edge near the bottom). A320 CS-TNU from Sal to Lisbon with 155 passengers on board and strong navigation backup.
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Apenas o reparo que a foto acima não é da ursa maior mas sim da ursa menor.
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ReplyDeleteAgradeço o seu comment. Está no entanto enganado(a). Trata-se da ursa maior. É certo que a ursa menor tambem se encontre na foto apesar de ser praticamente invisivel. A estrela Polaris pertence a esta ultima constelação. Cumprimentos.
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ReplyDeleteTem toda a razão , peco desculpa pelo equívoco.
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Mathieu, what does it mean "strong navigation backup"? Thanks.
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