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From the Deep Sky feed Sat, 23 Jun 2018 |
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From the Outer Planets feed Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:15 EDT |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn From the Appulses feed Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:51 EDT |
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From the Moon feed Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:54 EDT |
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From the Deep Sky feed Thu, 28 Jun 2018 |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars From the Appulses feed Sat, 30 Jun 2018 19:59 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. |
