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Blue Giant (other)
A blue giant is a hot star with a luminosity class of III (giant) or II (bright giant). Blue giant may also refer to: * Blue Giant (band), a band from Portland, Oregon * Blue Giant Equipment Corporation, a loading dock equipment manufacturer * Blue Giant (manga), ''Blue Giant'' (manga), a Japanese manga series by Shinichi Ishizuka See also * * *''Agastache foeniculum'', a plant species also known as blue giant hyssop * Blue star (other) * Blue dwarf (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Giant
In astronomy, a blue giant is a hot star with a luminosity class of III (giant) or II (bright giant). In the standard Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, these stars lie above and to the right of the main sequence. The term applies to a variety of stars in different phases of development, all evolved stars that have moved from the main sequence but have little else in common, so blue giant simply refers to stars in a particular region of the HR diagram rather than a specific type of star. They are much rarer than red giants, because they only develop from more massive and less common stars, and because they have short lives in the blue giant stage. Because O-type & B-type stars with a giant luminosity classification are often somewhat more luminous than their normal main-sequence counterparts of the same temperatures and because many of these stars are relatively nearby to Earth on the galactic scale of the Milky Way Galaxy, many of the bright stars in the night sky are examples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Giant Equipment Corporation
Blue Giant Equipment Corporation is a loading dock equipment manufacturer with corporate headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History Blue Giant Equipment Corporation was founded in 1963 and initially specialized in the manufacture of dock levellers and hand pallet trucks. Later, the company expanded to other loading dock solutions, such as intelligent dock controls and air-powered loading dock equipment. In 2005, Blue Giant launched the XDS3000 (Extra Dock Safety) Series, a combination that consisted of a dock leveller, vehicle restraint, and dock lip barrier that protected closed overhead doors from impact damage, the first 3-in-1 equipment offering. Recognition In 2009, Blue Giant was voted #1 in thProfessional Door Dealermagazine's ''Best of Business Dealers Choice Poll'' in the Loading Dock Equipment category. Blue Giant's StrongArm SVR303 hydraulic vehicle restraint won the Bronze Award in the Material Handling Systems category of Plant Engineering ''Plant Enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Giant (manga)
''Blue Giant'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese jazz-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shinichi Ishizuka. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic'' from May 2013 to August 2016, with its chapters compiled in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sequel, titled ''Blue Giant Supreme'' was serialized in ''Big Comic'' from September 2016 to April 2020, with its chapters compiled in ten ''tankōbon''. A third series, titled ''Blue Giant Explorer'', began in ''Big Comic'' in May 2020. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment, which is publishing it in a two-in-one omnibus edition, and the first volume was released in November 2020. An anime film adaptation by NUT opened in Japan in February 2023. By August 2020, the manga had over 5.8 million copies in circulation. In 2017, ''Blue Giant'' won the 62nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category and the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival Award. Synopsis Dai Miya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agastache Foeniculum
''Agastache foeniculum'' (blue giant hyssop; syn. ''Agastache anethiodora'' ( Nutt.) Britton), commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America, notably the Great Plains and other prairies. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and also attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees, honey bees, carpenter bees, and night flying moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w .... Anise hyssop is in the same family as hyssop (the mint family Lamiaceae), but they are not closely related. Hyssop ('' Hyssopus'') is a genus of about 10–12 species of herbaceous or semi-woody plants nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Star (other)
Blue star or bluestar may refer to: * O-type star (a.k.a. blue star), a stellar classification Animals * ''Linckia laevigata'', a sea star from the Indian and West Pacific Oceans * '' Phataria unifascialis'', a sea star from the East Pacific Businesses * Blue Star (company), an Indian Air conditioning company * Blue Star Ferries, a Greek ferry company * Blue Star Infotech, Indian company * Blue Star Line, a former British shipping company * Blue Star Productions, a publishing imprint and a division of Book World, Inc * Bluestar (bus company), based in Southampton, England * Bluestar Company, a predecessor of ChemChina Military * Operation Blue Star, a 1984 Indian military operation * Blue stars used on service flags denote a United States service member fighting in a war ** Blue Star Memorial Highway, a system of highway markers honoring veterans ** Blue Star Mothers Club, a non-profit military support group Music * "Blue Star" (song), first recorded 1955 * ''Blue Star'' (al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
