polar sequence

British

noun

astronomy a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars

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The polar sequence in Solar is based on a real trip that McEwan himself went on – and a fellow traveller was Rachel Whiteread.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2010

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