|
Luminary Software
A celestial body, as the sun or moon or an object that gives light; or, a person of eminence or brilliant achievement. From Old French ''luminarie'' or late Latin ''luminarium'', from Latin ''lumen'', ''lumin-'' "light". Luminary may also refer to: *Luminary (astrology), in traditional astrology, one of the two brightest and most astrological planets: the Sun and the Moon *Luminary (Gnosticism), of which four are typically given Media *''The Luminary'', Atlanta, Georgia's first newspaper (1846–1849) *Luminary (Laramore), ''Luminary'' (Laramore), a public artwork created in 2008 on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Fiction *Luminary (Millennium), "Luminary" (''Millennium''), the 12th episode of season 2 (and 34th overall) of ''Millennium'', which aired in 1998 *''Global Luminary'' or ''Luminary – Rise of the Goonzu'', a game on game portal NDOORS *''The Luminaries'', 2013 novel by Eleanor Catton *The Luminary, the player character of ''Dragon Quest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestial Body
An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''body'' are often used interchangeably. However, an astronomical body or celestial body is a single, tightly bound, contiguous entity, while an astronomical or celestial ''object'' is a complex, less cohesively bound structure, which may consist of multiple bodies or even other objects with substructures. Examples of astronomical objects include planetary systems, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, while asteroids, moons, planets, and stars are astronomical bodies. A comet may be identified as both a body and an object: It is a ''body'' when referring to the frozen nucleus of ice and dust, and an ''object'' when describing the entire comet with its diffuse coma and tail. History Astronomical objects such as stars, planets, nebulae, aster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |