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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 Deep Sky feed Fri, 30 Jun 2017 |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter From the Appulses feed Sat, 01 Jul 2017 at 05:15 EDT |
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From the Earth feed Mon, 03 Jul 2017 at 16:12 EDT |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn From the Appulses feed Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 23:50 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 serpent's tail; held by Ophiuchus and part of the same constellation as Serpens Caput. |
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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. |
