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Serpens the Snake, the only constellation cut in 2

You’ve most likely heard of Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer, typically known as the thirteenth constellation of the zodiac. Ophiuchus is a snake handler,...

Sagittarius the Archer and its famous Teapot

In case you’re outdoors on an August or September night, you possibly can glimpse the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius the Archer. From our northerly...

Circinus the Drawing Compass, Alpha Centauri’s neighbor

Circinus the Drawing Compass is a dim constellation of the Southern Hemisphere. Its greatest declare to fame is perhaps that it’s situated subsequent...

Vulpecula the Fox lies inside the Summer Triangle

Vulpecula the Fox is just not an historical constellation however one which was created by Johannes Hevelius within the seventeenth century. Hevelius carved...

Lyra the Harp contains Vega, a summer gem

Sure, Lyra is a small constellation, 52nd out of the 88 constellations, nevertheless it has an enormous presence. That’s as a result of...

Draco the Dragon, and a former pole star

Draco and its well-known star Thuban Tonight, when you have a dark sky, you’ll be capable to select the constellation Draco the Dragon winding...

Meet Libra the Scales, a zodiacal constellation

Search for the constellation Libra the Scales on Northern Hemisphere summer time evenings (Southern Hemisphere winter evenings). It’s not probably the most flashy...

Lupus the Wolf, a constellation in southern skies

Lupus is an unassuming constellation whose identify means wolf in Latin. The astronomer Ptolemy named Lupus and 47 different constellations within the 2nd...

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See 6 planets in late August and early September

See 6 planets earlier than dawn Possibly you’ve already seen Jupiter and Mars within the morning sky? They’re simply...

Voyager 2: Our 1st and last visit to Neptune

Reprinted from NASA. Voyager 2 passes by Neptune, 35 years in the past Thirty-five years in the past, on August...

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