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Comet 13P/Olbers reaches peak brightness From the Comets feed Mon, 01 Jul 2024 |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars From the Appulses feed Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:47 EDT |
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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed From the Deep Sky feed Mon, 01 Jul 2024 |
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Neptune enters retrograde motion From the Outer Planets feed Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:19 EDT |
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From the Earth feed Fri, 05 Jul 2024 01:06 EDT |
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From the Moon feed Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:58 EDT |
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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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