From the Deep Sky feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 |
From the Moon feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:38 PDT |
Close approach of the Moon and M45 From the Appulses feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:55 PDT |
Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri From the Lunar Occultations feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:33 PDT to 19:39 PDT |
From the Moon feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:12 PDT |
Venus at highest altitude in morning sky From the Inner Planets feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 |
The eagle; in Greek mythology, the bird of Zeus and the retriever of his thunderbolts. |
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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 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. |
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