File:Polaris alpha ursae minoris.jpg

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DescriptionPolaris alpha ursae minoris.jpg	English: Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Français : L’étoile polaire (Alpha Ursae Minoris) vue par le télescope spatial Hubble.
Source	http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/02/image/a (Image: STScI-2006-02)
Author	NASA/HST
Other versions	Copied from english wikipedia: en:Image:PolarisB.jpg, deleted on 2009-03-01.

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17:01, 10 January 2006 800×600 (50 KB) Sanders muc (Talk | contribs) (http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/02/image/a NASA image ID: STScI-PRC2006-02a shows Polaris)

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current	01:51, 19 April 2015	2,897 × 1,956 (418 KB)	Jcpag2012	same as larger - Polaris 3.jpg
	04:22, 18 April 2015	2,854 × 1,905 (676 KB)	Jcpag2012	higher resolution
	16:06, 22 November 2006	800 × 600 (50 KB)	Kristaga	{{Information \|Description=NASA image ID: STScI-PRC2006-02a \|Source=http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/02/image/a \|Date= \|Author=NASA/HST \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} Polaris as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Copie