# A stroll through Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2019-03-07T00:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
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> **[Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix)** > > Netflix, Inc. is an American media company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it operates the over-the-top subscription video on-demand service Netflix brand, which includes original films and television series commissioned or acquired by the company, and third-party content licensed from other distributors. Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association—having become the first streaming company to become a me... > **[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles)** > > Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as Rise of the TMNT and ROTTMNT) is an American animated television series developed and executive produced by Andy Suriano and Ant Ward, and based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The series premiered on Nickelodeon on July 20, 2018, with premieres later moving to Nicktoons, which aired new episodes until August 7, 2020. > The series was announced by Nickelodeon on March 2, 2017, and was... > **[Capybara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara)** > > Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766 > The capybara\[a\] or greater capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a giant cavy rodent native to South America. It is the largest living rodent and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus. The only other extant member is the lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius). Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the nutria. The capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests, and lives near ... ---
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> **[Capybara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara)** > > Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766 > The capybara\[a\] or greater capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a giant cavy rodent native to South America. It is the largest living rodent and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus. The only other extant member is the lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius). Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the nutria. The capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests, and lives near ... > **[Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_and_abstinence_in_the_Catholic_Church)** > > Jus novum (c. 1140-1563) > Jus novissimum (c. 1563-1918) > Jus codicis (1918-present) > Other > **[Pope Paul VI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI)** > > Pope Paul VI (Latin: Paulus VI; Italian: Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, Italian: \[dʒoˈvanni batˈtista enˈriːko anˈtɔːnjo maˈriːa monˈtiːni\]; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death in August 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council, which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms. He fostered improved ecumenical relations with ... ---
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[Pope Paul VI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI) [Apollo 11 Goodwill Messages](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11_Goodwill_Messages) [Sea of Tranquility](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Tranquility) ---
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> **[Mare Tranquillitatis](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Tranquillitatis)** > > Mare Tranquillitatis /træŋˌkwɪlɪˈteɪtɪs/ (Latin tranquillitātis, the Sea of Tranquillity or Sea of Tranquility; see spelling differences) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. It is the first location on another celestial body to be visited by humans. > The mare material within the basin consists of basalt formed in the intermediate to young age group of the Upper Imbrian epoch. The surrounding mountains are thought to be of the Lower Imbrian epoch, but the actual... > **[Alien (film)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film))** > > Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who, after coming across a mysterious derelict spaceship on an undiscovered moon, find themselves up against an aggressive and deadly extraterrestrial set loose on the Nostromo. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Y... > **[Sigourney Weaver](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver)** > > Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (/sɪˈɡɔːrni/; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003 she was voted Number 20 in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time. > Weaver rose to fame when she wa... ---
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[Sigourney Weaver](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver) [Hans Christian Anderson](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen) [_The Steadfast Tin Soldier_](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Steadfast_Tin_Soldier) ---
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[_The Steadfast Tin Soldier_](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Steadfast_Tin_Soldier) > **[Paul Williams (songwriter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter))** > > Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". > Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics fo... > **[Songwriters Hall of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame)** > > The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer, music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman, and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work, represent, and maintain, the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved English language songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved in the development of new English language songwriting talent thr... ---
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[Songwriters Hall of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame) [Julian Aberbach](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Aberbach) [Fort Benning](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Benning) ---
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> **[Fort Benning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Benning)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Maneuver Center o... > **[Confederate States Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold the institution of slavery. On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress established a provisional vol... > **[Slavery in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South. Slavery was established throughout European colonization in the Americas. From 1526, during early colonial days, it was practiced in what became Britain's colonies, including the Thirteen Colonies that formed the Uni... ---
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> **[Slavery in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South. Slavery was established throughout European colonization in the Americas. From 1526, during early colonial days, it was practiced in what became Britain's colonies, including the Thirteen Colonies that formed the Uni... > **[Middle Passage](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Passage)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade. Ships departed Europe for African markets with manufactured goods (first side of the triangle), which were then traded for slaves with rulers of African states and other African slave traders. Slave ships (also known as Guineamen) transported the slaves across the Atlantic (second... > **[Zong massacre](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zong_Massacre)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Zong massacre was a mass killing of more than 130 African enslaved people by the crew of the British slaver ship Zong on and in the days following 29 November 1781.\[a\] The William Gregson slave-trading syndicate, based in Liverpool, owned the ship as part of the Atlantic slave trade. As was common business practice, they had taken out insurance on the lives of the enslaved Africans as cargo. According to the crew, when the ship ran low on dri... ---
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[Zong massacre](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zong_massacre) [HMS _Alert_ (1779)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Alert_(1779)) [Battle of Fort Royal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Royal) ---
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> **[Battle of Fort Royal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Royal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Battle of Fort Royal was a naval battle fought off Fort Royal, Martinique in the West Indies during the Anglo-French War on 29 April 1781, between fleets of the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. After an engagement lasting four hours, the British squadron under Admiral Samuel Hood broke off and retreated. Admiral de Grasse offered a desultory chase before seeing the French convoys safe to port. > In March 1781, a large French fleet under ... > **[Sint Eustatius](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > in the Caribbean Sint Eustatius (Dutch: Sint Eustatius, pronounced \[sɪnt øːˈstaːtsijʏs\] (listen)), also known locally as Statia (/ˈsteɪʃə/), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. > **[Edmund Burke](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Burke)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Edmund Burke (/ˈbɜːrk/; 12 January \[NS\] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. > Burke was a proponent of underpinning virtues with manners in society and of the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. These views were expre... ---
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> **[Edmund Burke](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Burke)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Edmund Burke (/ˈbɜːrk/; 12 January \[NS\] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. > Burke was a proponent of underpinning virtues with manners in society and of the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. These views were expre... > **[Gordon Riots](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Riots)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Gordon Riots of 1780 were several days of rioting in London motivated by anti-Catholic sentiment. They began with a large and orderly protest against the Papists Act 1778, which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics enacted by the Popery Act 1698. Lord George Gordon, head of the Protestant Association, argued that the law would enable Catholics to join the British Army and plot treason. The protest led to wid... > **[Newgate Prison](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgate_Prison)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Newgate Prison was a prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey Street just inside the City of London, England, originally at the site of Newgate, a gate in the Roman London Wall. Built in the 12th century and demolished in 1904, the prison was extended and rebuilt many times, and remained in use for over 700 years, from 1188 to 1902. > For much of its history, a succession of criminal courtrooms were attached to the prison, commonly re... ---
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> **[Newgate Prison](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgate_Prison)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Newgate Prison was a prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey Street just inside the City of London, England, originally at the site of Newgate, a gate in the Roman London Wall. Built in the 12th century and demolished in 1904, the prison was extended and rebuilt many times, and remained in use for over 700 years, from 1188 to 1902. > For much of its history, a succession of criminal courtrooms were attached to the prison, commonly re... > **[Elizabeth Fry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Fry)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney; 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker. Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates, and as such has been called the "Angel of Prisons". She was instrumental in the 1823 Gaols Act which mandated sex-segregation of prisons and female warders for f... > **[Quakers](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("the Friends") are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or see "that of God in every one". Some profess a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditio... ---
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[Quakers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers) [Cadbury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury) [The Daily Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph) ---
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> **[The Daily Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. > It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph & Courier. Considered a newspaper of record over The Times in the UK in the years up to 1997, The Telegraph has been described as being "one of the world's grea... > **[List of premature obituaries](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_premature_obituaries)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > A premature obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; black nationalist Marcus Garvey, whose actual death may have been precipitated by reading his own obituary; and actor Abe Vigoda, who was the... > **[BoJack Horseman](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in Hollywood,\[note 1\] the series revolves around the anthropomorphic horse BoJack Horseman (Arnett), a washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans a return to relevance with an autobiography to be written by ghostwr... ---
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> **[BoJack Horseman](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in Hollywood,\[note 1\] the series revolves around the anthropomorphic horse BoJack Horseman (Arnett), a washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans a return to relevance with an autobiography to be written by ghostwr... > **[Aaron Paul](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Paul)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Aaron Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor, best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which he won several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2014), Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film (2013), and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a ... > **[Westworld (TV series)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO. It is based on the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton, and, to a lesser extent, its 1976 sequel, Futureworld. The series premiered on October 2, 2016. > The story begins in Westworld, a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android "hosts". The park ... ---
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> **[Westworld (TV series)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO. It is based on the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton, and, to a lesser extent, its 1976 sequel, Futureworld. The series premiered on October 2, 2016. > The story begins in Westworld, a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android "hosts". The park ... > **[Android (robot)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(robot))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > An android is a humanoid robot or other artificial being often made from a flesh-like material. Historically, androids were completely within the domain of science fiction and frequently seen in film and television, but advances in robot technology now allow the design of functional and realistic humanoid robots. > The Oxford English Dictionary traces the earliest use (as "Androides") to Ephraim Chambers' 1728 Cyclopaedia, in reference to an automat... > **[Data (Star Trek)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_(Star_Trek))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Data is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and Star Trek: Picard; and the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. > Data was found by Starfleet in 2338. He was the sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony le... ---
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> **[Data (Star Trek)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_(Star_Trek))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Data is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and Star Trek: Picard; and the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. > Data was found by Starfleet in 2338. He was the sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony le... > **[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-D))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), or Enterprise-D, is a starship in the Star Trek media franchise. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it is the main setting of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and the film Star Trek Generations (1994). It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products. > The Next Generation occurs in the 24th century, 78 years after the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the sta... > **[United Federation of Planets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > In the fictional universe of Star Trek the United Federation of Planets (UFP) is the interstellar government with which, as part of its space force Starfleet, most of the characters and starships of the franchise are affiliated. Commonly referred to as "the Federation", it was introduced in the original Star Trek television series. The survival, success, and growth of the Federation and its principles of freedom have become some of the Star Trek f... ---
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> **[United Federation of Planets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > In the fictional universe of Star Trek the United Federation of Planets (UFP) is the interstellar government with which, as part of its space force Starfleet, most of the characters and starships of the franchise are affiliated. Commonly referred to as "the Federation", it was introduced in the original Star Trek television series. The survival, success, and growth of the Federation and its principles of freedom have become some of the Star Trek f... > **[Planet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Shown in order from the Sun and in true color. Sizes are not to scale. > A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a young protostar orbited by a protoplanetary disk. Planets grow in this disk by the gradual accumulation of material driven by gravity, a pro... > **[Naked eye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_eye)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Naked eye, also called bare eye or unaided eye, is the practice of engaging in visual perception unaided by a magnifying, light-collecting optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope, or eye protection. Vision corrected to normal acuity using corrective lenses is still considered "naked". > In astronomy, the naked eye may be used to observe celestial events and objects visible without equipment, such as conjunctions, passing comets, meteo... ---
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> **[Naked eye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_eye)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Naked eye, also called bare eye or unaided eye, is the practice of engaging in visual perception unaided by a magnifying, light-collecting optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope, or eye protection. Vision corrected to normal acuity using corrective lenses is still considered "naked". > In astronomy, the naked eye may be used to observe celestial events and objects visible without equipment, such as conjunctions, passing comets, meteo... > **[Omega Centauri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Centauri)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Omega Centauri (ω Cen, NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 17,090 light-years (5,240 parsecs), it is the largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years. It is estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masse... > **[Kapteyn's Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapteyn%27s_Star)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Kapteyn's Star is a class M1 red subdwarf about 12.83 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation Pictor; it is the closest halo star to the Solar System. With a magnitude of nearly 9 it is visible through binoculars or a telescope. > Its diameter is 30% of the Sun's, but its luminosity just 1.2% that of the Sun. It may have once been part of the globular cluster Omega Centauri, itself a likely dwarf galaxy swallowed up by the Milky Way in t... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=18)