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	graffias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Graffias, in the head of the celestial Scorpion and
		Though bright, just at the end of second magnitude, Graffias is still only the sixth brightest star in this brilliant constellation, the Beta designation probably a result of the star's prominent position.
		Graffias is at least a quintuple star, and there are suggestions of more pieces.
	www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/graffias.html (464 words)

	af29
		1 5", 4 3"; cl. Hyades; T. Graffias, ex-Topa Topa, was built in 1943 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; acquired by the Navy 19 February 1944, converted by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Baltimore, Md.; and commissioned at Baltimore 28 October 1944, Lt. Comdr.
		Graffias reached Ominato, Honshu, 9 September, and after replenishing American bases at Wakayama, Nagasaki, and Sasebo, sailed for the States with home and discharge-bound passengers.
		During the intensification of the Quemoy-Matsu situation in the summer of 1955, and thereafter, Graffias made frequent stops at Formosa to provision American and Chinese Nationalist forces as well as a beefed-up 7th Fleet.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/auxil/af29.htm (681 words)

	Graffias -
		Graffias are also due to play 'A Showcase of Talent' in Pentrehafod School at the end of April.
		Graffias would like to invite everyone to Pentrehafod School on the 2nd of July for a Battle of the bands.
		Graffias are definately playing the Inferno on the 7th of August though.
	www.freewebs.com /graffias/bandnewsandpastgigs.htm (707 words)

	jolt.co.uk public forums - The Structure of the Imperial Government
		The Graffias family had turned the Risban Empire into a purely isolationist nation, severing all contact with nations outside of the empire.
		Emperor Julius Ilia Graffias ascended to the throne in 2001, immediately being seen as a corrupt and despotic dictator, abusing his powers greatly and thrusting those who opposed him into prisons.
		Graffias was captured and publicly executed, along with his top officials.
	forums.jolt.co.uk /printthread.php?t=410900 (1734 words)

	Acrab.
		The other Graffias which is in the tail of the Scorpion is Zeta Scorpius at 17 Sagittarius.
		Eric Morse recommends that these two stars, along with Jabbah (nu) which are all in the Head of the Scorpion, may be regarded as one unit "and the only part of the Scorpion to be regarded as auspicious".
		Graffias (caraffagio is the Italian cockroach.) Identical with the Hebrew term for scorpion, but see the “CRAB” and “COCKROACH (A)” entries to fully understand the crustacean crustiness and CORVETTE-like combatativeness of this sign.
	www.winshop.com.au /annew/Acrab.html (1011 words)

	Graffias
		Graffias, ex-Topa Topa, was built in 1943 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; acquired by the Navy 19 February 1944; converted by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Baltimore, Md.; and commissioned at Baltimore 28 October 1944, Lt. Comdr.
		With the Japanese capitulation, she began a new task—bringing desperately needed provisions to the starving island and to American occupation forces.
		As the conflict ended with an uneasy armistice in August 1953, Graffias remained on duty with the 7th Fleet to continue her essential but unheralded task of replenishing ships and troops.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/g7/graffias.htm (687 words)

	Skyscript: Star Lore of the Constellations - Scorpio the Scorpion
		Graffias is a triple star located on the head of the Scorpion which shines with a lilac hue.
		Ebertin and Hoffman claim that the star is credited with giving an ability to do research, especially into things of a hidden or secret nature but they warn of an indication of mass destruction in mundane maps, when Graffias is angular and attended by Mars, Saturn or Uranus.
		The Sun transits Isidis and Graffias around 23rd and 24th November; Antares around 1st December; Lesath around 16th December; Aculeus around 17th December and Acumens around 20th December.
	www.skyscript.co.uk /scorpio_myth.html (1542 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Three stars form the head of the Scorpion: Graffias, Dschubba, and Pi Scorpii.
		Normally, Graffias is the brightest of the three.
		None are as bright as the red giant Antares in the middle of the Scorpion, looking as bright and ruddy as Mars.
	www.dushkin.com /text-data/weekly/as09-02-02.mhtml (369 words)

	Graffias
		The star Graffias (Scientific Name Beta Scorpii) is located at right ascension 16h 5.437m and declination -19° 48.333'.
		Graffias is a relatively bright star with a magnitude of 2.62.
		It has an Hd number of 144217, an FK5 number of 597, and a SAO number of 159682.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /stars/graffias.htm (55 words)

	Scorpius the Scorpion
		Beta Scorpii,Graffias (16h 05m -19°48') This is one of the best binary systems to be seen.
		Graffias has a magnitude of 2.6 and is a blue-white main sequence class B star.
		The companion has a magnitude of 4.9 and is the same type star as Graffias.
	starryskies.com /The_sky/constallations_html/scorpius.html (399 words)

	* Beta Scorpii - (Astronomy): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Antares = Alpha Scorpii Graffias (Acrab) = Beta Scorpii Zubenhakrabi = Gamma Scorpii Dschubba = Delta Scorpii Zeta-1 Sco = Zeta-1 Scorpii Girtab = Theta...
		Antares is a remarkable supergiant star, several hundred times the diameter of our Sun.
		Beta Scorpii is called Graffias, Latin for ‘claws’.
	www.bestknows.com /astronomy/beta_scorpii.html (119 words)

	USS Graffias
		Graffias ex-Topa Topa,was built in 1943 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; acquired by the Navy 19 February 1944, converted by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Baltimore, MD.; and commissioned at Baltimore 28 October 1944, Lt. Comdr.
		Baden with foodstuffs and provisions for the staging areas and the front, Graffias made two more San Francisco-Ulithi voyages through May 1945.
		As the conflict ended with an uneasy armistice in August 1953, Graffias remained on duty with the 7th Fleet to continue her essential but underhanded task of replenishing ships and troops.
	www.multied.com /navy/APA/graffias.html (671 words)

	Bluebird Observatory - Observation Logs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		I pointed out to Jill how Beta O. is muchcloser to us than Zeta O. This completes this years look at Ophiuchus.
		Graffias (Beta Scorpii) [SE] - Easy for me to find in the trio of stars that outline the head of the scorpion but, once again, it shows how beginners have to slowly master the art of spotting a star first with the unaided eye and then raise binoculars to their eyes and find it again.
		Evidently Graffias is the rarer name (meaning "claws").
	www.bluebirdobs.org /observatorytools/logs/june.html (687 words)

	Acrab.
		In Mesopotamian it was Jia Jan Ju Sur which seems to have meant the forbidden Tree of Life in Eden.
		This fixed star, (Beta Scorpius) is listed as Grafias in Vivian Robson's book and ancient texts and is on the head or forehead of the Scorpion; the other Graffias which is in the tail of the Scorpion is Zeta Scorpius at 17 Sagittarius.
		Separate influences for this star and Dschubba are given in Robson's book under the names Grafias and Isidus.
	www.winshop.com.au /annew/aAcrab.htm (1093 words)

	Chapter 1: PREDICTABLE PERIODIC EVENTS-PART II
		Interval between successive conjunctions; excluding triple conjunction intervals of Jupiter with Graffias (Beta Scorpio, 2.6 magnitude).
		Period between pairs of close triple conjunctions is 70 years 5 months + 4 to 18 days.
		During these gaps, a series of five single conjunctions with Graffias occur at a 12 Year - 15 days interval, with these series usually starting in late December.
	climate.gi.alaska.edu /Curtis/astro2.html (2497 words)

	The Surrender of Cornwallis: Timed with Ritual Astrology? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Having then demonstrated the use of both Regulus and Graffias with these treaties, we can look back to the observed fact that the Continental Congress convened both of its sessions on days that either Regulus or Graffias formed mundane squares with the high-noon Sun.
		Jupiter and Graffias, one of the four fixed stars that comprise the Masonic Square, are at the ritually significant Altitude of +19.5° -- a number that we have shown is integral to Washington's later design of the Federal City that bears his name.
		Relocating this chart to Cornwallis' capital, London, uncovers another "33," and one astro-cartographologically significant to the Royal Observatory at Greenwhich: the zenithing of Eltanin, the gamma of the constellation Draco, which Flamsteed numbered "33 Draconis." 33 Draconis zeniths directly overhead of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, to within three minutes of arc.
	www.startiming.net /cave/cornwallis.html (1988 words)

	RAY BRADBURY IC2, U.S.S. GRAFFIAS AF-29 (60-63) AT SASABO, JAPAN? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hello, I am looking for any information on Ray Bradbury, IC2 that served on the USS Graffias AF-29 from about 1960 to 1963.
		The Graffias was homeported in Sasabo, Japan from 1954 to 1964.
		I was aboard her from 61 to 63 and worked for Ray as ICFN, then made IC3 just before I got transferred to the Pictor AF-54 in S.F. Would like to get in touch with him or anyone else that served on her at that time.
	genforum.genealogy.com /cgi-bin/print.cgi?usnavy::257.html (80 words)

	jolt.co.uk public forums - Fall From Glory: An Empire's Twilight (Open)
		Emperor Julius Ilia Graffia sat in his throne, glaring as members of Parliament surrounded and clapped for Scorpius.
		Emperor Julius Ilia Graffia had barricaded himself in his office as soon as the alarms began, with him a group of loyalists consisting of Margaux Ecves, Theodore Waller, Henri Pavter, and Lucy Potter.
		Indeed, Lord Zorag had led a virtual coup in the Imperial Parliament that ousted Nora Courtney, the wife of the Emperor, from the position of Chancellor of the Imperial Parliament.
	forums.jolt.co.uk /showthread.php?threadid=427357 (3942 words)

	Amateur Astronomers, Inc. - Newsletter (December 1999 - PG4)
		Before going off to work on the first Monday after Y2K, be sure to see the thin crescent moon to the left of Venus.
		At the same time, early risers with sharp eyes may catch Graffias, the forehead of Scorpius, the Scorpion, just to the right of Venus.
		Not only is this moon thin, but it also has a small diameter since the most distant moon of the year falls on the very next day.
	www.asterism.org /newsletter/l9912-4.htm (490 words)

	Scorpius -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of the (The galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky) Milky Way.
		Scorpius contains many bright stars, including (The brightest star in Scorpius) Antares (α Sco), (additional info and facts about Graffias) Graffias (β
		Scorpio resembles, quite noticably, a scorpion's tail, and a vague body.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scorpius.htm (476 words)

	Virtual Science Center
		Its name means "the Rival of Ares" (the Romans' Mars), the God of War.
		The head of the scorpion comprises three stars in a row, Dshubba (Delta Scorpii) flanked by Graffias (Beta Scorpii) to the north and Pi Scorpii to the south.
		The body and tail wind down to Sargas (Theta Scorpii), and curl back up to the menacing stinger at Shaula (Lambda Scorpii) and Lesath (Upsilon Scorpii).
	www.chabotspace.org /vsc/planetarium/thesky/constellationlore/scorpius.asp (387 words)

	Korean War Diary - USS Missouri
		GRAFFIAS to starboard and ROWAN (CDS5) went alongside POLLUX to port.
		ROWAN (CDS5) cleared POLLUX and at 1512I SOUTHERLAND cleared GRAFFIAS.
		At 1512I POLLUX and at 1526I GRAFFIAS cleared
	www.ussmissouri.com /KoreaWarDiary/28.htm (252 words)

	CloudyNight's forums: Clear Skies and some summer sights
		I had to wait until 22:00 UT before it was dark enough to start observing.
		It was still semi-twilight so I started off with some doubles - Graffias and Nu Scorpii, alpha Hercules etc.
		I then took a peek at M11, this showed a nice amount of detail with a 10mm Plossl (*100).
	www.cloudynights.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/142917/Main/142431 (518 words)

	USS GRAFFIAS AF-29
		I was an ENFN on the Graffias in 1967 anyone know the whereabouts of of BT3 Tommy Watson, BT3 Weaver, BT2 Volk, EN1 Bailey, ENC Wade, BT2 Custer,...
		The Graffias was my first ship on which I served from Feb. 1961 to about Feb. 1963.
		I was an ICFN when I came aboard her in Sasebo.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,701919,00.html (136 words)

	More Masonic Astrology and the Independence Boyz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The second map highlights the conjunction of Jupiter to the Pleiades.
		This seems like a lucky coincidence, perhaps, until we look at the chart for the commencement of the 1st Continental Congress, on September 5, 1774, which features the Sun in mundane square with the other two oppositional stars, eta Taurus (Pleiades) and Graffias:
		Figures 5 & 6 The first map shows the close mundane square between Sol and Graffias; the inset shows how close Graffias is to the horizon.
	www.startiming.net /cave/contcong.html (1952 words)

	Korean War--Underway Replenishment, July - December 1950
		Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.
		Crewmen receiving food supplies on board, during replenishment at sea by USS Graffias (AF-29) in the Sea of Japan, 17 December 1950.
		Each cargo net highlined between the two ships contains twenty boxes, holding a total of 2000 pounds of potatoes.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/kowar/log-sup/unrp50-1.htm (852 words)

	outerbody.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Re: I need sum help on my hw ok...
		does any one know how many light years away shaula, girtab, sargas, wei, antares, dschubba, and graffias are away from earth?
		I need sum help on my hw ok here...
	outerbody.com /?id=359 (68 words)

	Étoiles, Photographies, Fotografías, Foto, Photos, Stars, Stelle, Cigno, Cygnus, Lira, Lyra, Aquila, Drago, Draco, ...
		,8), le stelle in alto sulla destra sono Graffias (
		,8), the two stars on the right top are Graffias (
		,8), las dos estrellas en alto son Graffias (
	strano16.interfree.it /stelle03.htm (474 words)

	KOREAN WAR DIARY - 11 DEC 1950
		replenishment group composed of CIMARRON, UVALDE, GRAFFIAS, MOUNT KATMAI, CACAPON,
		KEPPLER came alongside MISSOURI for transfer of guard mail
		MISSOURI went alongside port side of GRAFFIAS for
	www.ussmissouri.com /KoreaWarDiary/38.htm (386 words)

	1989 Merkur Scorpio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Contents 1 Notable features 2 Notable deep sky objects 3 Mythology
		Scorpius contains many bright stars, including Antares (α; Sco), Graffias (β 1 Sco), Dschubba (δ; Sco), Sargas (θ; Sco), Shaula (λ; Sco), Jabah (νSco), Grafias (ξ; Sco), Alniyat (σ; Sco), Alniyat (τ; Sco) and Lesath (υ Sco).
		Due to its location on the Milky Way, this constellation contains many deep sky objects such as the open clusters M6 (the ButterflyCluster) and M7 (the Ptolemy Cluster), and the globular clusters M4 and M80.
	www.eurostudent.net /info/5949-1989-merkur-scorpio.html (531 words)

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