From the Lunar Occultations feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:01 PDT to 13:19 PDT |
Saturn enters retrograde motion From the Outer Planets feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 21:00 PDT |
Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune From the Appulses feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:21 PDT |
From the Deep Sky feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 |
From the Moon feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:38 PDT |
Close approach of the Moon and M45 From the Appulses feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:55 PDT |
The lyre; often said to be played by Orpheus, the greatest musician of his age. |
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The archer; usually drawn as a centaur – half man, half horse |
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The dragon; in Greek mythology, Ladon, guard of the tree on which golden apples grew, slain by Hercules. |
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The arrow; in Greek mythology, perhaps the arrow that Apollo used to kill the Cyclopes. |
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The shield; a constellation honouring King John III Sobieski of Poland – the only politically inspired constellation still in use. |
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