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	Thuban
		Fourth magnitude (though just barely) Thuban is one of the fainter stars that carries a proper name, almost certainly because of its immense historical role as a result of its position in the northern sky.
		Its importance is further highlighted in that it is the Alpha star of Draco (the Dragon) even though it not close to being the brightest of this long and rambling constellation, easily exceeded in visibility by Gamma, Beta, and even Eta Draconis.
		Thuban is among a fairly rare class of hot giant stars, its temperature of 9800 Kelvin near that of Vega.
	www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/thuban.html (358 words)

	THUBAN - Interactive Geographic Data Viewer - MAC OS X
		Thuban is written in Python (included in Mac OS X 10.3).
		If you have Thuban 1.0.1 folder in another path insert your exact path.
		Thuban is opened with your language but if you have errors or problems with translation go to native language (english) in this way: enter in the Thuban 1.0.1 package (ctrl+mouse clic and Show Package Contents) and change this folder name:
	wwwamb.bologna.enea.it /forthuban (431 words)

	eSky: Thuban (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though only of magnitude 3.7, and by no means the brightest star in its constellation, Thuban is nonetheless designated Alpha Draconis.
		Though it is a faint star in a sparse region of the sky, Thuban is not difficult to locate.
		It lies halfway between the 'bowl' of the Little Dipper, and the 'handle' of the Big Dipper.
	www.glyphweb.com /esky/stars/thuban.html (57 words)

	Thuban
		Thuban was at one time the pole star and was important in ancient Egyptian religion.
		Thuban lost three men to enemy action during this operation, and four of her landing craft were sunk as they moved toward the beach.
		In the days that followed, Thuban continued to unload her vital cargo to supply the forces on shore, furnished ammunition for light cruiser Montpelier (CL-57), and took on casualties from Marine and Army units on the beach, occasionally approaching within less than a mile of the shore.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/t5/thuban.htm (2953 words)

	USS Thruban
		Ships of the screen reported the sinking of a submarine as Thuban steamed around the northern tip of the island and headed south, sighting Saipan for the first time at 0446 Before sunrise, she lay to in the transport urea and began lowering her boats.
		In the days that followed, Thuban continued to unload her vital cargo to supply the forces on shore furnished ammunition for light cruiser Montpelier (CL-67), and took on casualties from Marine and Army units on the beach' occasionally approaching within less than a mile of the shore.
		Thuban then joined Transport Division 7 during rehearsals for the impending Lingayen Gulf landings, embarked troops of the 43d Artillery and on 29 December 1944 departed New Guinea with Task Group 78.1, bound for the Philippines.
	www.multied.com /navy/AKA/thruban.html (2897 words)

	Thuban (Alpha Draconis)
		Thuban used to be the pole star, a distinction it held from 3942
		Although Thuban lies in the Dragon’s tail, its name comes from an Arabic phrase that means “the Serpent’s head.” Thuban belongs to the fairly rare class of giant A stars.
		It has a faint unseen companion in a 51.4-day orbit that may be a red dwarf or a low-mass white dwarf.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/T/Thuban.html (210 words)

	egypt (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the most prominent is the alignment with the upper culmination of Thuban and one of the passageways in the pyramid.
		During the time the pyramid was built, Thuban was the closest star to the north celestial pole, and probably represented the power of the pharaoh.
		In addition to the alignment with Thuban, the belt of Orion appears to have a good alignment with a small passageway on the opposite side of the pyramid.
	www.astronomy.pomona.edu /archeo/egypt/egypt.html (523 words)

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		During Operation "Flintlock," Thuban's boats were constantly busy ; and, because of the nature of the seas and the beaches, the landing craft took a beating, often requiring repairs after only two trips, On the 7th, while receiving fuel from Thuban, Sigabee (DD--502) tore a two-foot long hole in the cargo ship's starboard plating.
		In the days that followed, Thuban continued to unload her vital cargo to supply the forces on shore, furnished ammunition for light cruiser Montpelier (CL--57), and took on casualties from Marine and Army units on the beach, occasionally approaching within less than a mile of the shore.
		The passage was marked by the sighting of an enemy aerial snooper and the sinking of a Japanese midget submarine by Taylor (DD--468) south of Apo Island.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/amphib/aka19.htm (2743 words)

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