Introduction to Constellations. Backyard Astronomy. 

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Ursa Minor. K Cep 19 X Dra 18 Dra 17 16h Ursa Minor Dra 15h 14h Ilh KD 12h 13h. 

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South, September Before Dawn
Betelgeuse
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Sirius • Canis Major
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Signs of the Zodiac. Common Constellations. 

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Aquarius: The Water Bearer. In Greek mythology Aquarius was Ganymede, "cup-bearer to the gods". Alpha Aquarii ("Sadalmelik") and beta Aquarii ("Sadalsuud") are twin supergiants with nearly identical names. The names mean, respectively, "The Lucky One of the King" and "The Luckiest of the Lucky". Gamma Aquarii shares in the good fortune: "Sadachbia": "The Lucky Star of Hidden Things" Incidentally, if the "Age of Aquarius" was celebrated in the 1960s, the real event is still some 600 years off: at that time Aquarius will contain the vernal equinox, marking the return of the Sun into the northern celestial hemisphere.. 

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In Greek mythology Aquarius was Ganymede, "cup-bearer to the gods".  Alpha Aquarii ("Sadalmelik") and beta Aquarii ("Sadalsuud") are twin supergiants with nearly identical names. The names mean, respectively, "The Lucky One of the King" and "The Luckiest of the Lucky". Gamma Aquarii shares in the good fortune: "Sadachbia": "The Lucky Star of Hidden Things" Incidentally, if the "Age of Aquarius" was celebrated in the 1960s, the real event is still some 600 years off: at that time Aquarius will contain the vernal equinox, marking the return of the Sun into the northern celestial hemisphere.

Aquarius: The Water Bearer. 23h a Pe 10 SC 00 —100 Peg 21h M 72. 

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23h
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Aries: the Ram. Aries, "The Ram", is an ancient constellation which was of considerable importance since the sun passed through it at the vernal equinox. This point has now moved into Pisces, but the vernal equinox is still known as the First Point of Aries. In another six hundred years the point will have moved into Aquarius. The Ram in question may have been the one whose golden fleece was the object of Jason's quest. There is some reason to believe that the Greeks just took over a much older horned animal at this time of the year; the horn being a symbol for fecundity, renewal, and so on. As the Sun came into this constellation, at the vernal equinox, the year itself was being renewed.. 

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Aries, "The Ram", is an ancient constellation which was of considerable importance since the sun passed through it at the vernal equinox.  This point has now moved into Pisces, but the vernal equinox is still known as the First Point of Aries. In another six hundred years the point will have moved into Aquarius.  	The Ram in question may have been the one whose golden fleece was the object of Jason's quest.  	There is some reason to believe that the Greeks just took over a much older horned animal at this time of the year; the horn being a symbol for fecundity, renewal, and so on. As the Sun came into this constellation, at the vernal equinox, the year itself was being renewed.

Aries: the Ram. p per 300 100 Per o per er Pleiad s (Tau 5 Tau Tau 35 33 30 • ß Tri .14 Hamal NGC 722 u Tri -Ahd SC. 

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Cancer The Crab. The name comes from the Latin; cancer means crab. The crab in question is the one sent by Hydra to attack Heracles. It was only a bit part, but one which secured its immortality.. 

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The name comes from the Latin; cancer means crab. The crab in question is the one sent by Hydra to attack Heracles. It was only a bit part, but one which secured its immortality.

Cancer. 22 Cancer 9 X Leo 200 (Beehive uster) • 60 M 67 ydra's ead Gem 85 G (Procy n). 

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34. Capricornus the Sea-Goat. The Sea Goat or Goat-Fish, as a creature with the head and body of a goat and the tail of a fish, may well have originated from Assyro-Babylonian depictions of their god of wisdom Oannes, who was half-man, half-fish.. 

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The Sea Goat or Goat-Fish, as a creature with the head and body of a goat and the tail of a fish, may well have originated from Assyro-Babylonian depictions of their god of wisdom Oannes, who was half-man, half-fish.

Capricornus. Capricornus 22h — 100 21 • ß Aqr •18 Aqr 21h 2030 20h f,2 6 sgr .g .42 30 • —200 41 "3 PsA". 

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Gemini The Twins. Gemini, the Twins, are really only half-brothers. They share the same mother (Leda) but have different fathers. Castor's father was a king of Sparta, Tyndareus - who would be chased from his throne but later rescued by Heracles (who nevertheless wound up killing him). The father of Pollux was none other than Zeus, or Jupiter. Zeus visited Leda on her wedding night in the guise of a swan. Thus the twins would be born. (In fact two twins came from this double union, but let's not complicate the matter even more...). 

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Gemini, the Twins, are really only half-brothers. They share the same mother (Leda) but have different fathers. Castor's father was a king of Sparta, Tyndareus - who would be chased from his throne but later rescued by Heracles (who nevertheless wound up killing him). The father of Pollux was none other than Zeus, or Jupiter. Zeus visited Leda on her wedding night in the guise of a swan. Thus the twins would be born. (In fact two twins came from this double union, but let's not complicate the matter even more...)

37. emini 66 Au . 400 Gemini 300 Cnc 200 ß cnc Aur 63 Au • 65 A r Aur K Au NGC 392 • . (Eski CMi • 4 Aur 30 CMi E Mon. 

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