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Close approach of the Moon and Venus From the Appulses feed Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 18:21 EDT |
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From the Earth feed Wed, 21 Jun 2017 at 00:15 EDT |
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From the Deep Sky feed Wed, 21 Jun 2017 |
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From the Deep Sky feed Tue, 27 Jun 2017 |
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From the Deep Sky feed Thu, 29 Jun 2017 |
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From the Moon feed Fri, 30 Jun 2017 at 20:52 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 serpent bearer; in Greek mythology, Asclepius, the god of medicine, depicted in the sky holding the snake Serpens. |
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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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Hercules; a large yet dark constellation representing the greatest hero of Greek mythology. |
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The serpent's tail; held by Ophiuchus and part of the same constellation as Serpens Caput. |
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The shield; a constellation honouring King John III Sobieski of Poland – the only politically inspired constellation still in use. |
