Blue Star

Japanese: あおぼし
Blue Star

On this day, the light of the sun god Ra and the light of Isis crossed the horizon and entered the temple. In Japan, it is called "Ooboshi" or "Aoboshi". In astronomy, it is known as a star with a white dwarf as its companion star.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aoboshi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この日,太陽神ラーの光とイシスの光が地平線上で交わり合いながら神殿内に差し込んだという。日本には〈おおぼし〉〈あおぼし〉の名がある。 天文学上では白色矮星(わいせい)を伴星にもつ星として知られている。…

※「あおぼし」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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