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From the Deep Sky feed Mon, 18 Jun 2018 |
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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition From the Asteroids feed Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:00 EDT |
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Close approach of Venus and M44 From the Appulses feed Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:41 EDT |
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From the Deep Sky feed Wed, 20 Jun 2018 |
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From the Earth feed Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:54 EDT |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter From the Appulses feed Sat, 23 Jun 2018 17:17 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. |
