Philips Atlas of the Universe

The quadrilateral made up of ·, ‚, Èand ̇is not particular- ly hard to identify. The main interest in Cepheus is centred upon th ...

Boötes, Corona Borealis, Coma Berenices B oötes. A large and important northern constellation, said to represent a herdsman who ...

BRIGHTEST STARS No. Star R.A. Dec. Mag. Spectrum Proper name hm s ° ‘ “ 16 · 14 15 40
19 10 57 0.04 K2 Arcturus 36 Â 14 44 59 ...

Leo, Cancer, Sextans L eowas the mythological Nemaean lion which became one of Hercules’ many victims, but in the sky the Lion i ...

Before leaving the Lion, it is worth mentioning Wolf 359, which lies at R.A. 15h 54m.1, dec.
07 degrees 20 minutes. Apart from ...

Virgo, Libra V irgo is one of the largest of all the constellations, covering almost 1300 square degrees of the sky, though it h ...

1500 times the luminosity of the Sun, but this is not very much compared with the 6000 Sun-power of ‰Cephei. Of course, the main ...

Hydra, Corvus, Crater H ydra, with an area of 1303 square degrees, is the largest constellation in the sky; it gained that disti ...

southern hemisphere. Several supernovae have been seen in it during recent years. There is also a planetary nebula, NGC3242 (C59 ...

L yrais a small constellation, but it contains a wealth of interesting objects. ·(Vega) is the brightest star in the northern he ...

STAR MAP 8 Vulpecula, Delphinus, Equuleus BRIGHTEST STARS No. Star R.A. Dec. Mag. Spectrum Proper name hm s ° ‘ “ 3 · 18 36 56
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Hercules H erculesis a very large constellation; it covers 1225 square degrees, but it is not particularly rich. The best guide ...

not far from the Dragon’s head. It rose to magnitude 1.2, so that it remains the brightest nova to have appeared in the northern ...

Ophiuchus, Serpens O phiuchus is another large constellation, covering 948 square degrees of the sky, but it is confusingly inte ...

medicine was legendary. He was able even to restore the dead to life, and this angered the God of the Underworld, whose realm wa ...

Scorpius, Sagittarius, Corona Australis S corpiusis often, incorrectly, referred to as Scorpio. The leader is Antares, which is ...

neighbour. ̇or Ascella is a very close, difficult binary. The components are almost equal, and the revolution period is 21 years ...

Andromeda, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus A ndromeda is a large, prominent northern constella- tion, commemorating the beautiful pri ...

Mercury to rescue the two daughters of the King of Thebes, who were about to be assassinated by their wicked stepmother. Aries i ...

Pegasus, Pisces P egasusforms a square – though one of its main stars has been stolen by the neighbouring Andromeda. The stars i ...