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Star Lore of All Ages

called "La Superba," because of "the superbly flashing brilliancy of its prismatic rays."

The great Spiral Nebula of Lord Rosse, sometimes called "the Whirlpool Nebula," can be seen in this region with a low power about three degrees south-west of η Ursæ Majoris.