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From the Meteor Showers feed Thu, 13 Dec 2018 |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars From the Appulses feed Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:53 EST |
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From the Moon feed Sat, 15 Dec 2018 06:51 EST |
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Mercury at greatest elongation west From the Inner Planets feed Sat, 15 Dec 2018 10:17 EST |
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From the Deep Sky feed Sat, 15 Dec 2018 |
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46P/Wirtanen reaches its brightest From the Comets feed Sun, 16 Dec 2018 |
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The charioteer; in Greek mythology, Erichthonius, son of Vulcan, the first person to attach four horses to a chariot. |
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The hunter; associated in Greek mythology with a son of Poseidon, but associated by the Sumerians with their great hero Gilgamesh. |
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The mythical river Eridanus; associated variously with the Nile or Po. |
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The bull; said by the Sumerians to be charging at Orion the hunter, but in Greek mythology said to be Zeus in disguise. |
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The hare; often depicted being chased by Orion and his two dogs. |
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The giraffe; a large but faint northern constellation introduced by Plancius in 1612. |
