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Sagittarius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sagittarius [Lat.,=the archer], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the...Trifid nebulae. The center of our galaxy, the Milky Way , lies in Sagittarius. The constellation reaches its highest point in the evening sky in...
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Constellation
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...engaged in some activity. For example, Sagittarius is supposed to be an archer, Ursa Major...bear. However, most people locate Sagittarius by looking for a group of stars that...evening and Leo, Bootes, Cygnus, and Sagittarius dominate the night sky. In the fall...
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Milky Way
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Carina, Crux (the Southern Cross), Sagittarius (where it is brightest), Scorpius...packed stars lying in the direction of Sagittarius. It is surrounded by a flat disk marked...Another bright arm stretches from Sagittarius to Carina in the southern sky. With...
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Capricornus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Sagittarius and Aquarius; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac...the equinoxes , the winter solstice has moved westward into Sagittarius. Capricornus contains a globular star cluster that can be...
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Grote Reber
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...make a radio map of the Milky Way. First he confirmed Jansky's claim that the static was strongest at the constellation Sagittarius, the center of the universe. He also detected strong signals from other constellations, namely Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Canis...
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Constellations
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Austinus Southern Fish 22 -28 Puppis Stern 7 -39 Pyxis Mariner's Compass 9 -32 Reticulum Net 4 -64 Sagitta Arrow 19 +18 Sagittarius Archer 19 -32 Scorpius Scorpion 17 -32 Sculptor Sculptor's Workshop 0 -32 Scutum Shield 19 -11 Serpens—Caput...
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Scorpius
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Scorpius ( Scorpio , scorpion ) Constellation of the s sky, situated on the ecliptic between Libra and Sagittarius. The Milky Way passes through the region. The brightest star is the first-magnitude Alpha Scorpii (Antares).
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12 signs of the zodiac
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...Virgin Aug 23–Sep 22 Libra Air Scales Sep 23–Oct 23 Scorpio Water Scorpion Oct 24–Nov 21 Sagittarius Fire Archer Nov 22–Dec 21 Capricorn Earth Goat Dec 22–Jan 19 Aquarius Air Water-carrier Jan 20...
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Harlow Shapley
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...symmetrically distributed about the plane of the Milky Way, most appear to be concentrated in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. From these observations, Shapley drew the revolutionary conclusion that our solar system is not at the center of our galaxy...
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Chiron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Achilles, Jason, and Asclepius. When Hercules accidentally wounded Chiron, the pain was so great that Chiron surrendered his immortality to Prometheus and died. Zeus then set him among the stars as the constellation Sagittarius.
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