Northern Constellations: Ursa Major, Aries, Pisces, Ursa Minor, Taurus, Leo, Cancer, Canis Minor, Cygnus, Lyra, Triangulum, Corona Borealis
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Published on 2010-05 by Books LLC, Wiki Series
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Ursa Major, Aries, Pisces, Ursa Minor, Taurus, Leo, Cancer, Canis Minor, Cygnus, Lyra, Triangulum, Corona Borealis, Delphinus, Equuleus, Camelopardalis, Bo tes, Serpens, Canes Venatici, Sagitta, Orion, Andromeda, Pegasus, Coma Berenices, Cassiopeia, Gemini, Hercules, Aquila, Auriga, Perseus, Draco, Vulpecula, Cepheus, Lacerta, Leo Minor, Lynx. Excerpt: Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Its name refers to Orion, a hunter in Greek mythology. Orion as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825.Orion includes the prominent asterism known as the Belt of Orion: three bright stars in a row. Surrounding the belt at roughly similar distances are four bright stars, which are considered to represent the outline of the hunter's body. Descending from the 'belt' is a smaller line of three stars (the middle of which is in fact not a star but the Orion Nebula), known as the hunter's 'sword'. In artistic renderings, the surrounding constellations are sometimes related to Orion: he is depicted standing next to the river Eridanus with his two hunting dogs Canis Major and Canis Minor, fighting Taurus the bull. He is sometimes depicted hunting Lepus the hare. He also sometimes is depicted to have a lion in his hand. There are alternative ways to visualize Orion. From the Southern Hemisphere, Orion is oriented differently, and the belt and sword are sometimes called the Saucepan, or Pot in Australia/New Zealand. Orion's Belt is called Drie Konings (Three Kings) or the Drie Susters (Three Sisters) by Afrikaans speakers in South Africa, and are referred to as les Trois Rois (the Three Kings) in Daudet's Lettre...
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