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  2. VEGA is a global manufacturer of sensors for measuring level, point level, pressure and devices and software for integrating them into process control systems. VEGA offers solutions for various industries, such as chemical, food, water, metal, paper and more, with innovative measurement technology and 24h service.

  3. Vega$ is a TV show about Dan Tanna, a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. The show ran from 1978 to 1981 and starred Robert Urich, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis and others.

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    • Locating Vega
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    • Vega in Recent Years

    Vega is almost directly overhead at midnorthern latitudes on midsummer nights. Vega sinks below the horizon for only 7 hours a day and can be seen on any night of the year. Farther south, Vega lies below the horizon for a longer period, but in Alaska, northern Canada and much of Europe, Vega never sets. The star's location is: 1. Right ascension: 1...

    Because Vega's blue-white light is so bright — the star has an apparent magnitude of 0.03 — it features prominently in ancient cultures, ranging from the Chinese to the Polynesians to the Hindus. Vega's name comes from the Arabic word "waqi," which means "falling" or "swooping." "This is a reference to the time when people regarded the constellatio...

    Vega rose to prominence in popular culture in the late 1990s after Carl Sagan's novel "Contact" (1985, Simon & Schuster) was adapted into a Hollywood movie. Starring Jodie Foster, the movie followed an astronomer working on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) who discovers a signal appearing to emanate from Vega. Telescopic observat...

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    Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only 25 light-years (7.7 parsecs) from the Sun, and one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood.

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  6. Watchlist. Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas ...

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  7. Sep 7, 2022 · Vega is a bluish-white, class A 0 main sequence star that's 2.1 times as massive as the Sun and about 2.5 times as big located 25 light-years away. Classified as an A 0V star, Vega appears brilliant white with the naked eye. Although both the Sun and Vega are on the main sequence, the Sun is about 10 times older.

  8. Vega$ is a TV series created by Michael Mann and directed by Don Chaffey, starring Robert Urich as Dan Tanna, a private investigator in Las Vegas. The series features a large ensemble cast of actors, writers, and producers, including Cliff Bole, Michael S. McLean, and Michael Mann.

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