The most luminousobject in the Republican firmament is Mr McCain's former running-mate.
共和党苍穹下最闪耀的一颗星体则数麦凯恩先生的前任竞选伙伴。
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The brilliance of a luminousobject may, of course, be different in different directions.
一个发光体的辉度，当然因方向不同而异。
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Astronomers say it is the most distant quasar, a massive black hole surrounded by luminous gas, that they have ever seen as well as the brightest object to be sighted in the early universe.