Nostalgia for the constellations Constellations - flimsy stuff man, his imagination combined group of stars in the sky. Sometime in the mythology played an important role, but there were and still are good helpers in the night navigation.
Built in drevnostikak characteristic shape of the brightest stars.
Today have a historic and those with interest.
Andromeda
Constellation is east of the Great Square of Pegasus, which is autumn evenings in the southern part of the sky. Andromeda is composed of three chains of stars emerging from the northern corner of the Square to the north-east, in the direction of Perseus. According to ancient Greek mythology, Andromeda - the daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus (Cepheus) and Queen Cassie-HIAS.
Fearsome god of the sea Poseidon princess destined to sacrifice the sea monster, but Perseus rescued her.
The most remarkable objects in the constellation - the galaxy M31 (Andromeda), M 32 and NGC 205.
Andromeda Galaxy was known to Arabs as early as the tenth century., European scientists have found it only in the XVII century.
The diameter of M31 about 120 million light years away. According to the structure is very similar to our galaxy.
Distance to Andromeda little over 2 million light years away.
Gemini
Zodiacal constellation with a figure that would justify the name.
Stars Castor and Pollux are the twins of the head, the body down to the Milky Way, in the direction of Orion.
The ancient Greeks called the constellation in honor of the sons of Zeus - the twins Castor and Pollux.
Castor - a visual triple system, the bright components are spectroscopic binaries, weak - eclipsing binary. Distance from the Sun of 45 light years.
Big Dipper
A large northern constellation of the seven brightest stars in shape bucket.
According to the ancient Greek myth beautiful nymph Callisto, Zeus turned into a bear to save from mestirevnivoy wife Hera.
The straight line through the outer star bucket points to the North Star.
Star constellations have their own names: Dubhe (a) in Arabic bear; Merak (p) - waist; Fekda (y) - thigh; Megrez (6) - the root (the beginning of the tail), Alioth (e) - the meaning is not clear; Mizar (Q - loincloth; Alkaid (or Benet-our, Ti) - host.
All the stars in the constellation of two-third magnitude.
Five stars Bucket (except a and m]) are in the space of a single group, the fast moving across the sky and constellation pattern is changing.
Big Dog
It is located to the south-east of Orion. The brightest star - Sirius (magnitude -1.5).
In Egypt, Sirius called anticipatory star goddess Isis, the morning sunrise which foreshadowed the flooding of the Nile.
The Greeks called Sirius the dog, the Romans - a dog.
After a long winter break for the first time the star appeared in July, marking the onset of the hottest time of the year.
I have a Sirius satellite - a white dwarf, referring to a period of 50 years. The density of Sirius satellite gravity - ton per cubic centimeter.
At 4 ° south of Sirius is a beautiful open star cluster M 41.
Libra
In the Almagest Ptolemy described as the claws of Scorpio. The actual name of the constellation received shortly before the Christian era. Star and Libra, and p is called the Southern and Northern claws.
Aquarius
Located in the zodiac between Capricorn and Pisces.
The ancient Sumerians, one of the sacred constellations represented the god of the sky Ana giving land life-giving water.
Arat and Ptolemy called it Aquarius and represented as a young man pouring water from a jug into the mouth of South Fish.
Consists of faint stars, but it has a beautiful double star, two planetary nebulae and globular cluster M 2.
Auriga
Star pentagon north of Gemini. Known for more than 2500 years.
Charioteer is Poseidon. He rushes on the sea in a chariot drawn by horses dlinnogrivymi.
One of the myths about the constellations of Andromeda.
The brightest star in the constellation of the Sumerians, the Greeks and the Arabs called the star goats, the Romans - a small goat-Chapel, a spectroscopic binary star with a period of 104 days and the luminosity is 150 times more solar. In the constellation of three open clusters M 36, M 37 and M 38.
Wolf
Lies to the south of Libra. The Sumerians - Beast of Death, the Greeks - Beast.
Bootes
A large constellation can be seen in the summer in the northern hemisphere. Main star Arcturus is easy to find, continuing the tail of Ursa Major at 30 ° to the south.
The ancients considered one of the most important Bootes constellation. The Sumerians called the constellation Devotional Heavenly Shepherd, the Greeks - ox-driver and the Guardian of the Bear.
Coma
Constellation between the Hounds to the dogs and the Virgin Era-tosfen called Ariadne Hair. Ptolemy refers to the constellation of Leo.
The constellation is named after Veronica - wife of Egyptian King Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246 - 221 years. BC. E.).
According to legend Veronica cut her beautiful hair and put them in the temple of Venus in thanks for a military victory, the gods bestowed upon her husband. When the hair is gone out of the temple, the priest-astronomer Conon Veronica said that Zeus took them to the sky.
In 1602 the constellation officially included in the catalog of Tycho Brahe. In the constellation is located north galactic pole.
Raven
Small constellation in the form of an irregular quadrangle south of the Virgin. The Babylonians identified the bird-god Anzud, the fate of kidnapped table in supreme god Enlil.
Hercules
Located between Lyra and Bootes. The Greeks referred to in the V century. BC. e. under the name of Hercules.
Heracles (Roman Hercules) - the famous hero, the son of Zeus and a mortal woman Alc-Men.
To achieve immortality, he had to make 12 labors.
A beautiful double star of Hercules and was named Ras Algeti, which in Arabic means head kneeling.
Decoration of the constellation is the globular cluster M13, located under the right shoulder of Hercules.
Hydra
The largest constellation of Cancer throughout the West to the East of Libra. Six stars for Cancer - head of water monster. According to Greek myth victory over the Lerna Hydra is one of the 12 labors of Hercules.
The brightest of the stars, and the Hydra, the Arabs called al-fard, which means lonely. It is also often referred to as the heart of Hydra or the heart of a large serpent.
Pigeon
Constellation entered Bayer. It is also known as Noah's Dove. Lies to the south-west of Canis Major, near the constellations of the Ship Argo (Fodder, Kiel, Sail), which is sometimes regarded as a Noah's ark.
Hounds Dogs
Situated to the south-west of the Big Dipper. The name assigned to the XVII century. Polish astronomer Hevelius.
In 1725, Edmund Halley gave the star and Hunting Dogs Name Heart Karla (Cor Caroli) in honor of King Charles II.
A well-known spiral galaxy M 51 9 th magnitude, located in the 3 ° to the southwest of the last star of the tail of Ursa Major. At the end of its spiral arms visible satellite galaxy.
Virgo
Constellation is in the zodiac between Leo and Libra. The brightest star - Spica (and Virgin), which in Latin means ear. The myths of Virgo represents the goddess of love and motherhood.
Dolphin
Group of stars between Eagle and Swan in a diamond shape with a tail. According to the ancient Greek myth of Poseidon dolphin helped find his future wife - a sea nymph Amphitrite.
Dragon
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