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Reiterstern

English translation: Alcor star (also known as rider)))

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German term or phrase:	Reiterstern
English translation:	Alcor star (also known as rider)))
Entered by:	Bhavna Bajaj

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06:52 Jun 29, 2009

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Science - Astronomy & Space

German term or phrase: Reiterstern

Sentence- wer der kleinen "Reiterstern" ueber dem mittleren Deichselstern des Sternbildes "Grosser Wagen" erkennt, sieht schon sehr gut.

Bhavna Bajaj KudoZ activity Questions: 24 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 18 India
Local time: 03:57

Alcor (star)

Explanation:
Alkor (Stern) – WikipediaEin gutes Auge kann Alkor bei klarem Himmel als Stern 4. Größe unmittelbar nördlich von Mizar, dem mittleren Deichselstern des Großen Wagens, ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkor_(Stern)
Big Dipper, Alcor and Mizar - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]To the keen unaided eye, two stars can be seen, the brighter 2nd magnitude Mizar, and a fainter 4th magnitude nearby star, Alcor. Mizar and Alcor have also ...
www.astropix.com/HTML/C.../BIGDIP.HTM

Selected response from:

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 23:27

Grading comment

Thanks! I finally went with your answer; although Bernd's link also helped me find out that this star is called "rider" also!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

rider

Bernd Runge

Alcor (star)

Ellen Kraus

companion star

Alan Johnson

Answers

12 mins confidence:

companion star

Explanation:
The stars are Mizar and Alcor. They are not true gravitational companions, so I would tend to call them "the optical companions" or "Alcor, the optical companion of Mizar". They are also known as an "optical double star".

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 23:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

17 mins confidence:

Alcor (star)

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 23:27
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Thanks! I finally went with your answer; although Bernd's link also helped me find out that this star is called "rider" also!

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

rider

Explanation:
These stars (Mizar and Alcor) are also known as horse and rider.
So, I would translate in the lines of "... who can see/make out the Rider on top of the Horse ..."

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_and_Rider

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 23:27
Native speaker of:

German