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Constellations, stars, planets - How to find a constellation?

The ancient Egyptians believed that the drawings of the constellations are messages from the gods, you only need to learn how to understand them correctly.
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Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, believed all his life that planets, the sun and stars are living things and endowed with intelligence

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Perseus Constellation in Pictures
12.12.2018 Constellations

The Perseus Constellation (Perseus) - the head of the constellation group of the same name does not shine bright stars, and the corner area is the fifteenth constellation of the Northern sky, and among all the celestial constellations (nebosphere) Perseus occupies 24th place (615 square degrees), slightly ahead of the constellation Cassiopaea.
The Milky Way passes through the Perseus constellation, and many of its stars are illuminated by a mysterious foggy light.

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Cygnus Constellation in Pictures
14.12.2019 Constellations.

Cygnus Constellation (Cygnus) is the most northern constellation Hercules family [1] is the eighth largest constellation of the Northern sky, and among the constellations of the entire celestial sphere (nebosphere), Cygnus takes 16th place (804 square degrees), slightly ahead of the constellation Taurus.
The Milky Way passes through the middle of the Cygnus constellation and, as it were, depicts turbulent air jets created by the flight of a bird whose wings seem to obscure the sky.

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Aries Constellation in Pictures
15.04.2020 Constellations.

Aries constellation

Fig. 1. Aries constellation, ♈, diagram

The constellation Aries (♈ Aries) among the constellations of the zodiac group [1] by the size of the angular area occupies eleventh place - only the constellation Capricorn is smaller. Among the constellations of the entire celestial sphere (nebosphere), Aries is the 39th largest, and among the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere it occupies 24th place (889 sq. Ha.) After the constellation of Veronica's Hair. The line of the celestial equator runs almost 10 ° below the Aries constellation, and the ecliptic line cuts off a relatively small rectangular triangle in the southern part of the constellation (Fig. 2), so Aries is the northern ecliptic constellation [2] . Aries constellation is bordered by five constellations - this is Taurus , Perseus, Triangle, Pisces and Whale.

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Lyra Constellation in Pictures
12.07.2021 Constellations.

Lyra constellation

Fig. 1.Lyr. Lyra constellation, diagram

The constellation Lyra (Lyra) is the most multifaceted constellation of the Hercules Family [1], although it ranks sixth in terms of angular area.
What kind of images were not placed on the section of the starry sky corresponding to the constellation Lyra - these are: and the edge of the wing of a huge mythical bird; and an eagle; and a vulture; and a falcon; and the iron-billed Stigfali bird; a turtle and even a ram, in addition, in the last millennia, they tried to place various stringed instruments here, mainly modifications of the lyre and harp.
Lyra belongs to the group of small constellations. In the areal ranking of the entire celestial sphere (sky), Lyra is fifty-second (52nd place), and among the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere, she occupies twenty-sixth place (286 square meters) after the constellation Coma Veronica.

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Aquila Constellation in Pictures
30.01.2022 Constellations.

Aquila constellation

Fig. 1.Aql. Aquila constellation, diagram

The constellation Aquila (Aql) is the most ancient constellation of the Hercules group,^[1]- more than 3000 years ago, the Ancient Babylonians represented the image of the Aquila in the pattern of the stars of the constellation.
The line of the celestial equator divides the constellation Aquila into two unequal parts, most of which belongs to the Northern Hemisphere, so it can be classified as a northern equatorial constellation.
In the areal ranking of the entire celestial sphere the Aquila is twenty-second (22nd place), and among the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere it takes the thirteenth place (652 sq. degrees) after the constellation Auriga.
The constellation Aquila borders on nine constellations - this is Sagitta, Hercules, Ophiuchus, Serpens Cauda, Scutum, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Delphinus.

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