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| | Constellation Cygnus |
 | | When watching stars in Cygnus the binary beta Cyg, called Albireo (arab.: the bill), is a must. | | | Detailed information and observing data can be found in Gary Kronk's database about meteor showers. | | | More details about both Messier objects can be found in the Messier database. |
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http://www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/cygnus.html
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| | The Constellations : Starshine.com |
| | Hercules’ next task was to kill the many headed monster, the Hydra, which also became a constellation. | | | Hydra was a many headed monster slain by Hercules as one of the Herculean tasks. | | | In the nick of time, Zeus intervened, changing Arcas into a bear. |
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http://www.starshine.com/frankn/astronomy/constellations.asp
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| | Cygnus |
| | Burnham has a finder's chart, but if it is in the fifth or fourth magnitude range, you should have no difficulty in finding it: it has a bright red colour, and is located about two degrees SW of eta Cygni (or about one quarter the distance from eta to beta Cygni). | | | The apparent Magnitude of the star is 7.43. | | | The apparent Magnitude of the star is 6.2. |
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http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Wingmakers/Cygnus.html
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| | The Constellations - Astronomy for Kids |
| | Although we have provided maps and charts for all of our example constellations, and given general times when you can see them, it is still very difficult to accurately show our three-dimensional sky on a flat screen like your computer monitor. | | | In addition to the excellent charts and maps of the constellations, it has lots of very good information about observing in general. | | | Keep this in mind when you are just getting started finding the constellations. |
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http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/constellations
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| | Canberra Astronomical Society - Southern Cross - September 1998 |
| | Cygnus X-1 was the first example of these weird objects to be identified, in 1971. | | | A Mira - type variable star with a magnitude range of about 14 to 4, which it will reach in October. | | | Here's my selection; some of the magnitudes quoted will appear dimmer through atmospheric extinction. |
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http://msowww.anu.edu.au/cas/southerncross/sc_199809.html
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| | Constellation Photos - Constellations - Digital Images of the Sky |
| | A variety of deep sky objects is seen in most constellations and presented as magnifications with description. | | | Else it is hard to see a constellation in a deep and sharp photography! | | | Following images (JPEG) are presented for each constellation in a standard field of about 26 x 39 degrees: |
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http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/const.html
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| | Weasner's Meade ETX Site |
| | Each GO TO object is discussed for your telescope regarding the type of conditions necessary for you to view it optimally for discern the very faintest details....double star challenges for each size telescope.....magnifications and aperture necessary for most objects, and much, much more. | | | In our last "GO TO" TOUR of the constellation Scorpius, we looked at our first "unseen" object, the highly intense X-ray emission of Scorpius X-1, a very faint 13th magnitude object just at the limits of the ETX 125 and LX 90. | | | Probably a black hole - and listed as one on your AutoStar library of objects, Cygnus X-1 shows optically as a rather uninteresting 9th magnitude star. |
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http://www.weasner.com/etx/ref_guides/cygnus.html
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| | Observations made in the constellation Cygnus |
| | She chose Cygnus from the list of possibilities I gave, so Cygnus it was. | | | Star A is 9.4 magnitude and is the only member of Espin 202 that is bright enough to appear on the Uranometria 2000.0 (page 119). | | | Brian Skiff wrote about this true multiple star system in "Deep Sky" and "CCD Astronomy" (Summer 1994, page 41). |
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http://www.lies.com/aaol/view_obs.cgi?count=25&con=Cyg
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| | Sea and Sky's Pictures in the Sky: September Constellations |
| | There are only a few notable deep sky objects found in these constellations. | | | This constellation contains no notable deep sky objects. | | | There are a number of possible mythological origins for this constellation. |
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http://www.seasky.org/pictures/sky7b09.html
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| | Cygnus X-1 - Fact Sheet - Black Hole Encyclopedia |
| | The system is called Cygnus X-1, indicating it was the first source of X-rays discovered in the constellation Cygnus. | | | One star is a blue supergiant, known as HDE 226868. | | | Astronomers may have to revise their notion of how much energy stellar-mass black holes put back into the space around them after discovering a huge invisible bubble of energetic gas surrounding the black hole known as Cygnus X-1. |
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http://blackholes.stardate.org/directory/factsheet.php?id=13
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| | Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Cygnus |
| | The map displays stars to magnitude 10, and deepsky objects to magnitude 12. | | | You find it in the far NE of Cygnus near Lacerta. | | | This a more detailed view of the constellation. |
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http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/cyg
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| | Search Results for "Cygnus" |
| | ...Deneb, (den´eb) (KEY), brightest star in the constellation Cygnus; Bayer designation Alpha Cygni; 1992 position R.A. 20h41.2m, Dec. +45°15´. | | | Search for books related to your query at Amazon.com: | | | Any of various large aquatic birds of the family Anatidae chiefly of the genera Cygnus and Olor, having webbed feet, a long slender neck, and usually white plumage.... |
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http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Cygnus
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| | PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway: Search/Browse Results |
| | The Peoria Astronomical Society provides information on the constellation Cygnus, including a sky map, images and data (best known stars, deep sky objects, variable stars, double stars). | | | It includes: a sky chart, an interactive star chart (Java applet), details of its position in the sky, information on named stars and Messier objects, and links to further information. | | | The site includes: a sky map, coordinates of the stars which exceed the magnitude 3.5, a brief description of the constellation and its mythology. |
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http://www.psigate.ac.uk/roads/cgi-bin/psisearch.pl?term1=Cygnus&limit=0&subject=All
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| | 61 Cygni 2 |
| | For more information about stars including spectral and luminosity class codes, go to ChView's webpage on The Stars of the Milky Way. | | | Additional information may be available at Roger Wilcox's Internet Stellar Database. | | | For more information about the stars and objects in this constellation and an illustration, go to Christine Kronberg's Cygnus. |
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http://www.solstation.com/stars/61cygni2.htm
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| | Cygnus (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Cygnus | | | Cygnus also contains the X-ray source Cygnus X-1, which is considered to be one of the most likely black hole candidates. | | | For other meanings of the word Cygnus, see Cygnus (disambiguation) |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_(constellation)
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| | Cygnus X-3 |
| | Cygnus X-3 is a compact object in a binary system which is pulling in a stream of gas from an ordinary star companion. | | | Located 37, 000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, which straddles the galactic plane, is a powerful x-ray source named Cygnus X-3. | | | These events have defied analysis and have led to questions about whether Cygnus X-3 is a standard neutron star or perhaps something more exotic, like a star made of quarks. |
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http://230nsc1.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/starlog/cygx3.html
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| | More on Cyg X-1 and Its Companion |
| | Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray binary in the constellation Cygnus, the swan, that was one of the first X-ray sources discovered when it was detected in 1962. | | | It is called Cygnus X-1 because it was the first X-ray source discovered in the constellation Cygnus. | | | The visible object HDE226868 is a 9th magnitude blue supergiant star whose radial velocity curve shows an orbital period of a little less than a week. |
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http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/YBA/cyg-X1-mass/cygX1-more3.html
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| | SMA Site Page - Cygnus |
| | Yet, bright as Deneb is, it is only the third brightest star of the asterism, The Sumer Triangle, at a brilliant white visual magnitude 1.4, or about a magnitude (factor 2.5) dimmer than Vega, and only slightly dimmer than the 1.3 magnitude of The Triangle's third star, Altair. | | | Cygnus is home to many cataloged objects, but by far the most interesting object in Cygnus is the first of three x ray-emission sources discovered in the area of the constellation, where, situated halfway down the swan& neck, lies Cygnus X-1, one of only a few known black holes | | | A black hole is the final stage in the stellar evolution of a star far more massive than our sun. |
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http://silkscape.com/science/cygnus.htm
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| | The Constellations - Enchanted Learning Software |
| | The brightest star in Canis Venatici is Cor Caroli (alpha CVn), a blue-white star (magnitude 2.9) with a companion star (magnitude 5). | | | The globular cluster NGC 1851 and the blue magnitude 5 star (mu Col, a "runaway star") are in Columba. | | | Perseus is a constellation in the Milky Way in the Northen Hemisphere. |
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/constellations.shtml
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| | X-ray Astronomy Information: Source names - Introduction |
| | Usually, names of this form use a letter of the alphabet to order the stars in a constellation by optical brightness. | | | There is a Cygnus X-1, Cygnus X-2, and a Cygnus X-3. | | | Objects like Cygnus X-1, LMC X-4, and Cen X-3 have this form. |
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http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/xray_names.html
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| | Cygnus |
| | Discovered in 1965 and known as Cygnus X-1, it cannot be seen with optical telescopes, but it emits intense, flickering x-rays. | | | Many excellent websites provide a variety of information about constellations for amateur astronomers and telescope users (see sidebar links for a few of these). | | | These constellation pages are not intended to duplicate those efforts, but are devoted to two aims: First, they are intended to assist the beginning skywatcher, including students in history of science survey courses, in becoming familiar with Basic Celestial Phenomena (BCP). |
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http://hsci.cas.ou.edu/exhibits/exhibit.php?exbgrp=3&exbid=20&exbpg=38
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| | WYOMING SKIES COLUMN FOR JULY |
| | Another constellation of the center of the Milky Way is "the Archer," Sagittarius. | | | The central part of constellation Sagittarius is called "the teapot." These four constellations (Sagittarius, Scorpius, Serpens, and Ophiuchus) are the principal constellations near the center of the Milky Way galaxy which we can see from our northern latitude. | | | The plane of the Milky Way is brilliantly displayed through the constellations Scorpius-Cygnus-Cassiopeia. |
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http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/Pulse/2000/June/skyjuly.htm
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| | Constellation Report |
| | The focus of our efforts this week will be the deep sky objects of Cygnus. | | | This weekend we move on to the constellation Cygnus the Swan.Cygnus is one of the dominant constellations in northern summers. | | | Cygnus is two constellations to the east of Hercules which we covered a couple of weeks ago. |
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http://www.utahskies.org/deepsky/constellations/cygnus.html
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| | So in order to match any myth or story, one must consider on which side of the equator the myth is found. | | | The problem for most northern astronomers, is that they automatically consider the constellations of their homeland. | | | The Big Bird (which I assume to be in the #16 position) appears to be that of Cygnus and should have the blazing blue star in its beak as part of the trajectory of the comet that left URI in the upper part of the Northern Cross/Cygnus Constellation. |
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http://www.mayalords.org/incfldr/nascalines.html
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| | Starlist |
| | Deneb is a brilliant white visual magnitude 1.4, or about a magnitude (factor 2.5) dimmer than Vega. | | | Halfway down the Cygnus the Swan's neck lies Cygnus X-1, one of 2 or 3 objects which astronomers believe may be stellar-mass black holes in our galaxy. | | | Finding the outline of an eagle in the vicinity of Altair requires some imagination, as is the case for many other constellations. |
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http://exobio.ucsd.edu/Astronomy/starlist.htm
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| | Con*Stellation XXV: Cygnus - 20-22 October 2006 - Huntsville Alabama |
| | Welcome to Con-Stellation.org, the home on the Internet for Con*Stellation XXV: Cygnus. | | | If you need the Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader... | | | Con*Stellation is an annual general-interest Science Fiction convention to be held 20-22 October 2006 in Huntsville Alabama. |
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| | Constellation of the Month: Cygnus, The Swan. |
| | Star B is variable between magnitudes 6.5 and 8.5 (approximately). | | | This constellation is stretches across 804 square degrees of one of the richest areas of the Summer Milky Way. | | | The stars that make up the main figure of Cygnus are first, second and third magnitude gems that stand out easily against the ethereal glow of the Milky Way back drop. |
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http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/guide/cygnus.html
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| | Names |
| | Cygnus flies along the Milky Way! Much like the graceful butterflies fill the daytime sky! | | | Cygnus constellation. This constellation is also known as the Northern Cross. | | | Nanken Kelebek X Ch Kimbriel's Tater's Chip CGC TDI |
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http://www.kayladeepapillons.com/names.html
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| | Power Windows...Rush Inspirations |
| | The Greek version of the myth of Cygnus has many versions. | | | This book co-inspired the name of the starship in "Cygnus X-1". | | | Although many more references may exist, these are the more direct ones. |
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http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/RushInspirations.htm
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| | Delphinus - The Constellation Home Page |
| | Help support the development of the Constellation Home Page. | | | Here, Cygnus displayed his grand grace and elegance, inspiring the King of the Gods to change himself into a swan, too. | | | Become a member of the American Association of Amateur Astronomers. |
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http://www.astromax.com/con-page/summer/cyg-01.htm
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| | Catch a Star 2004 - Registered Projects (Cygnus Constellation) |
| | This page provides an overview of the registered projects that deal with this particular object. | | | Catch a Star 2004 - Registered Projects (Cygnus Constellation) | | | Back to the top page for "Catch a Star! |
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http://www.vt-2004.org/outreach/eduoff/edu-prog/catchastar/cas-cygnus.html
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| | Cygnus Constellation |
| | Find cygnus constellation at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer! | | | Read about Cygnus Constellation in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. | | | Bid on auctions or use Buy it Now to purchase items from customer-rated sellers. |
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http://iesearch.biz/cygnus-constellation.htm
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| | Constellation Cygnus |
| | back to Constellation Table - Planetarium Home Page | | | His motions through the water made him look like a swan searching for food. | | | Apollo took pity on Cycnus, who died of grief, and raised him to stardom, where he became the constellation Cygnus the Swan. |
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http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/cygnus.html
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| | HOA: HOA Materials |
| | Seven of the prints show the constellation Cygnus in its entirety. | | | These views are the same as in the Cygnus constellation prints and show several variable stars in different stages of variation. | | | There are many stars in the Cygnus field which vary in brightness. |
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http://hoa.aavso.org/slides.html
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| | Cygnus articles on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Deneb DENEB [Deneb], brightest star in the constellation Cygnus ; Bayer designation Alpha Cygni; 1992 position R.A. 20 h 41.2 m, Dec. +45°15â². | | | constellation CONSTELLATION [constellation] in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the sky; properly speaking, a constellation is a definite region of the sky in which the configuration of stars is contained. | | | The constellation is easily recognized by the Great Square formed by the bright stars Markab (Alpha Pegasi) at the southwest corner, Scheat (Beta |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchpool.asp?target=Cygnus
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| | FILLING THE SKY - Constellation History |
| | Think of the world’s spoken languages - there is no best or correct language and each conveys some meanings better than others. | | | These constellations now exist only in history books. | | | The official constellations are no more and no less important than the constellations of any other time, country, or culture. |
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http://www.fillingthesky.com/id8.html
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| | Cygnus |
| | His name was changed from Cycnus to Cygnus, and so the Swan was created. | | | Cygnus may have originated on the Euphrates, for the tablets show a stellar bird of some kind, perhaps Urakhga, the original of the Arabs' Rukh, the Roc, that Sinbad the Sailor knew. | | | There are other variants of the name of this constellation, such as the Duck and the Hen. |
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http://www.winshop.com.au/annew/Cygnus.html
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| | Cygnus, an August Constellation |
| | Cygnus also contains a bright X-ray source Cygnus X-1, that is probably matter from an accretion disc spiralling into a black hole. | | | Cygnus has also been identified with Orpheus, who was turned into a swan and placed next to his harp (Lyra) in the sky. | | | If it were higher it would be easy to see in binoculars or a rich field telescope. |
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http://www.faster.co.nz/~rasnz/Stars/Cygnus.htm
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| | Cygnus A |
| | (From my PhD thesis) this paper showed the first detection of neutral gas (molecular hydrogen) in Cygnus A, and the first detection of [Si VI] in a radio galaxy. | | | H I absorption in Cygnus A - more results and images from our 1994 observations at the VLA. | | | Infrared spectroscopy of Cygnus A - implications for the obscured active nucleus. |
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http://mamacass.ucsd.edu:8080/people/pblanco/cyga.html
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| | Chandra :: Educational Materials :: Variable Stars |
| | The brightest apparent magnitude star in the constellation of Cygnus the swan is Deneb. | | | The constellation Cygnus was named by Erastothenes, a Greek who is famous for calculating the circumference of the Earth by measuring the length of a shadow cast by the Sun on a day when he knew its rays shone directly into the bottom of a well several kilometers away. | | | This site was developed with funding from NASA under Contract NAS8-39073. |
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http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/variable_stars/activity2a.html
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| | Cygnus |
| | Albireo, the bill of the swan, is actually two stars which exhibit a spectacular amber and blue (one might even say "maize and blue") contrast. | | | He could be Zeus in the guise in which he seduced Leda, the mother of Helen of Troy. | | | Cygnus, the Swan, is also known as the Northern Cross because of it's distinctive shape. |
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http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Constellations/summer/cygnus.html&edu=high
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| | Great Lakes Cruising Club |
| | Shining blue-white at a magnitude of 0.04, Vega is highest in the sky as part of the little constellation Lyra. | | | He found for this service, Ganymede, a shepherd, who so pleased Zeus that he was immortalized after his death as the constellation Aquarius, the water-bearer. | | | Since Aquila made such a good find for his master, Zeus immortalized him amongst the stars as the constellation Aquila, with the jeweled eagle's eye, Altair. |
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http://www.glcclub.com/lifeline/99may/ephem.htm
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| | Big Top ~ And there a Swan is Born |
| | The lyre was the instrument Orpheus used to enchant the creatures of the underworld in his quest for Euridice. | | | She is the priestess of mystery, Isis, the goddess of deep night and without her help the human spirit could not penetrate the darkness." | | | "Cassiopeia is a beautiful constellation at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy and is associated with what is known as the Perseus Constellation Family. |
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http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/GnosisL.html
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| | The Cygnus Enigma |
| | The Cygnus Enigma (click here to see the documentary) examines the link between the archaeological treasurehouse that is Newgrange, the myths which relate to that eminent place, and other interesting factors which together form a fascinating ancient mystery. | | | In our investigation, we examined the relationship between the astronomical constructs of Newgrange and Fourknocks, the Whooper Swan which winters at Newgrange, the constellation Cygnus and the numerous myths and stories about Newgrange which relate to swans. | | | No part of this article can be copied or reproduced without the permission of the authors. |
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http://www.mythicalireland.com/cygnus
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| | Dave's Astronomy Pictures - Cygnus |
| | Here they can be seen surrounded by milky way stars and with numerous other named objects. | | | This page shows some interesting features I have captured in Cygnus. | | | This picture shows why this constellation is sometimes known as "the Northern Cross". |
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http://www.davesastro.co.uk/dso/cygnus.html
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| | Chandra :: Photo Album :: Constellation Cygnus |
| | As with other more ancient constellations, a number of myths have been proposed as the inspiration for the image. | | | Another myth which may be represented by the constellation is the story of Cycnus, son of Aries, who was transformed into a swan when he died. | | | This site was developed with funding from NASA under Contract NAS8-39073. |
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http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/constellations/cygnus.html
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| | Constellation - Ship Detail |
| | Taurus - Constellations - Digital Images of the Sky | | | In fact, the word constellation comes from a Latin phrase meaning "stars An asterism is a miniature constellation within another constellation or group | | | When you cruise on Celebrity's Constellation you are sure to desire everything - and Constellation features a host of settings and experiences such as: |
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http://us-post.surferlight.com/?q=us-post-constellation
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| | Star constellation quiz - which constellation are you - gURL |
| | Cygnus, which is also known as the Northern Cross because of its shape, is easiest to see in the evening sky during the month of September. | | | Cygnus, the swan, may be your celestial alter ego. |
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http://www.gurl.com/play/quizzes/results/0,,605701_672768-4,00.html?par=gublogconstellation
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