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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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| | Weasner's Meade ETX Site |
| | Regarding the interesting objects in the huge constellation of Pegasus, refer both to the detailed "GO TO" TOUR map shown below; click on this map to open, save it to a file on your computer and open it to re-size to fit your printable desktop paper. | | | At a distance of 110 light years and a magnitude of only 2.5, the Rosette stone of Pegasus is not much of a spectacular object. | | | All deep sky objects and difficult double stars are ALWAYS best observed when they are located nearly overhead (or as high in the sky as possible), thus requiring the observer to look through the thinnest portion of the Earth's "lens" of atmosphere and haze. |
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http://www.weasner.com/etx/ref_guides/pegasus.html
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| | Pegasus Constellation |
| | This constellation sky map was created by the freeware program Home Planet for Windows 95 (Release 3.0 February 1997) by John Walker. | | | This unaided eye constellation sky map has the following limits: Stars shown for brighter than 6 limiting magnitude, Star names labels shown for stars brighter than 4 limiting magnitude, Bayer/Flamsteed code labels shown for stars brighter than 5 limiting magnitude, Deep sky objects shown for objects brighter than 6 limiting magnitude. | | | On the above constellation map click on adjacent contellations to view them. |
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http://www.stargazing.net/david/constel/constel/pegasus.html
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| | Ask John Harper |
| | Im doing a school project on the constellation hydra, and i need to know how far away it is!! | | | how far is the constellation aries from earth?what type of star is aries?what is aries magnitude and what color is the surface and the tempureture? | | | I'm doing this project in the constellation Lyra. |
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http://www.cyberwitch.com/wychwood/Observatory/askJohnHarper.asp?id=184
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| | Pegasus Constellation |
| | The apparent Magnitude of the star is 7.65. | | | This supergiant can get as bright as 0.7 magnitude, and dimmer than 3.5. | | | Pegasus is a large,well-populated constellation with several points of interest, including 51 Pegasi, which is thought to have a planet in orbit. |
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http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Wingmakers/Pegasus.html
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| | PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway: Search/Browse Results |
| | 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, links to further information, and information on its name. | | | It includes a sky map, images and data (best known stars, deep sky objects, variable stars, double stars). | | | 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=Pegasus&limit=0&subject=All
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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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| | More Deep Sky! |
| | Located in the constellation of Canes Vanatica, this galaxy is classified as an Sc type and is magnitude 10.1. | | | NGC 1365 is one of the most luminous of all known barbed spirals with an absolute magnitude of -20. | | | NGC 1097 is listed in Burnham's as 9 x 5.5 arc minutes in size with an apparent magnitude of 10.6. |
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http://www.ghg.net/egrafton/universe.htm
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| | Pegasus |
| | This supergiant can get as bright as 0.7 magnitude, and dimmer than 3.5. | | | Pegasus is a conspicuous constellation which includes the so-called "Great Square of Pegasus". | | | A printed version of this web site ["The Constellations Pocket Guide"] is available, covering all 88 constellations and their graphics. |
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http://www.dibonsmith.com/peg_con.htm
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| | Constellation Pegasus |
| | Detailed information can be found in the Messier database. | | | The Four of the stars alpha Peg, beta Peg, gamma Peg and alpha And form an easy to view square. | | | The brightness of the red giant star beta,Peg, called Scheat (the shoulder), varies irregularly between 2nd and 3rd magnitude. |
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http://www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/pegasus.html
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| | Motorola - Template |
| | Pegasus Plus easily handles up to 110 analog channels | | | Pegasus transmitters also have full status monitoring capability when interfaced with the Constellation Series chassis and proxy agent. | | | Changes in channel loading are easily handled through the Constellation system and require a minimum of effort to compensate. |
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http://broadband.motorola.com/catalog/productdetail.asp?image=large&productID=254
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| | Astronomy: Pegasus |
| | If unable to answer someone`s question personally, I will know how to quickly find the answer online, because I keep myself informed about developments in the field and I know where to look for information. | | | I know there is a Pegasus constellation, but is there also a Pegasus galaxy? | | | If you scroll down near the bottom of this page, to "Deep Sky Objects," this webpage will help you identify some of them: |
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http://experts.about.com/q/Astronomy-1360/Pegasus.htm
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| | Pegasus |
| | Click on the following sites to find information that you need to answer these questions. | | | Use the links below to search for information on your constellation. | | | Once there, you may have to find and click on the constellation's name. |
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http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/wmaldonado/WQ/pegasus.htm
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| | When referring to how bright an object really is, the term absolute magnitude is used. | | | The star at the top of the Square is call Beta Pegasi. | | | Some scholars speculate that stars that are now part of other constellations may have once been regarded as Pegasus’ hindquarters. |
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http://www.celestialnorth.org/radio/2000/scripts/20000920.htm
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| | Mythography The Greek Creature Pegasus in Myth and Art |
| | For best results, use lower case queries in Altavista's syntax... | | | The Greek Creature Pegasus in Myth and Art | | | The winged horse of the Muses, born of the sea foam and the blood of the slaughtered Medusa. |
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http://www.loggia.com/myth/pegasus.html
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| | Pegasus - The Constellation Home Page |
| | Help support the development of the Constellation Home Page. | | | The constellations Andromeda and Perseus, along with Pegasus, Casseopiea and Cepheus, are richly intertwined in mythology, but are vastly divergent in the objects they present to amateur astronomers. | | | The constellations of Pegasus and Andromeda contain many galaxies, most of which are relatively faint. |
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http://www.astromax.com/con-page/summer/peg-01.htm
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| | SETI SIGNALS AT 1450MHZ FROM EQ PEGASI? |
| | More like something from the mind of TTR. | | | Kent Steadman is in no way responsible for the Pegasus Signal Hoax...or any other hoax, for that matter! | | | When Hoagland took up the baton on the Pegasi query, I realized the quest was in good hands and backed off from the greater investigation. |
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http://members.aol.com/phikent/orbit/pegasi.html
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| | Pegasus |
| | The first task required Bellerophon to slay the Chimaera. | | | White horses draw the chariot of Mithra as son-god. | | | Pegasus is part of the Zodiacal constellation of Aquarius (?) where the first known planet, 51 Pegasi, outside of our own was discovered in 1995. |
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http://www.winshop.com.au/annew/Pegasus.html
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| | Astronomy Tutorial - Constellations |
| | Like a giant game of connect-the-dots, constellations were born. | | | You may be surprised to learn that the Big Dipper and Little Dipper are not constellations at all, but asterisms. | | | Before writing was developed, the constellations were used as picture books to help the town storyteller remember the legends and myths passed on to him from his predecessors. |
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http://www.iolaks.com/softech/astro/astro3.htm
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| | Pegasus could for some reasons be related to the third decanate, but Pegasus is so symbolic of the mind (higher) and so much endowed with the power to relate, that it has to be a decanate governed by Mercury. | | | Pegasus was created out of the blood of the severed head of the Medusa. | | | The constellation of Pegasus span approximately 28 degrees Aquarius--11 degrees Aries in the tropical zodiac. |
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http://www.astronova.nu/pegasus1.html
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| | Pegasus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Pegasus aided the hero Bellerophon, who is a double in some way for Perseus, in his fight against both the Chimera and the Amazons. | | | In popular culture, the myth of Pegasus has been incorrectly associated with various heroic myths other than Bellerophon. | | | Minerva caught and tamed Pegasus, and presented him to the Muses. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus
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| | Pegasus (constellation): Encyclopedia topic |
| | Pegasus' brightest stars (of the second magnitude) are Alpha Pegasi and Beta Pegasi, which together with Gamma Pegasi (third magnitude) form the triangular wing of the horse. | | | A star in this constellation, 51 Pegasi (51 Pegasi: 51 pegasi is the (flamsteed designation) name of a sun-like star 14.7 parsecs... | | | It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (Ptolemy: An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra). |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/reference/pegasus_constellation
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| | Pegasus |
| | Pegasus made it to the home of the gods, where he still remains. | | | This is a great object to view with a telescope because it is one of the brightest in the sky. | | | Last modified prior to September, 2000 by the Windows Team |
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http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Constellations/pegasus.html&edu=high
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| | Pegasus, The Winged Horse |
| | Most of us amateurs do not have 36-inch refractors at our disposal, so we must content ourselves with the knowledge that the star is a double, but we aren’t likely to see each of its components. | | | The constellation of Pegasus today represents the head and forequarters of the famous horse. | | | Pegasus was then allowed to join the gods in the sky, where we see him today. |
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http://sciastro.net/portia/articles/pegasus.htm
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| | FEATHERED Creatures |
| | Pegasus fromthe Animated Sailormoon Series, Graphic provided by Nefdar | | | Pegasus and his family also have an appearance in Disney´s animated masterpiece Fantasia. | | | Pegasus is described as gentle and wise and was said to have the natural ability to change evil into good. |
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http://www.geocities.com/felicitax/Creatures.htm
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| | The Stories of the Constellations - Pegasus |
| | In 5000 BC, the Great Square of Pegasus was positioned above the arch of the Milky Way exactly on the meridian on the evening of the equinox. | | | One explanation for the inverted position of the horse in relation to surrounding constellations was made following Bellerophone's attempt to reach Mount Olympus on the back of the horse. | | | This representation makes sense since legend names Pegasus as having brought forth the fountain of Hippocrene on Mount Helicon with the kick of his hooves. |
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http://www.ufrsd.net/staffwww/stefanl/myths/pegasus.htm
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| | T-Shirt Pegasus Greek Mythology History |
| | Bellerophon used Pegasus to fly to the monster and kill it. | | | When the stars are out, you might be able to see the Pegasus' constellation which was named after him. | | | One of these adventures was the slaying of Chimera. |
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http://www.webspawner.com/users/brians76torino/pegasus.html
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| | A GOD FIGHT for all religions |
| | Pegasus enthusiast posts several animations of the creature, including a snow globe. | | | Pegasus then flew to Mount Helicon where the nine Muses found and cared for the winged equine. | | | The northeast corner of the "Great Square of Pegasus" is shared with the constellation Andromeda: delta Pegasus was given to Andromeda to provide her with a head. |
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http://groups.msn.com/AGODFIGHTforallreligions/pegasus.msnw
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| | Pegasus |
| | 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). | | | Because Pegasus flies so fast, his hind quarters can’t be seen. |
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http://hsci.cas.ou.edu/exhibits/exhibit.php?exbgrp=3&exbid=20&exbpg=83
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| | Season Square prance: Pegasus, horse on high |
| | The most prominent part of the constellation, the Great Square of Pegasus, is easy to find in October. | | | Alpheratz, the star in the northeastern corner of the square, is part of the constellation Andromeda, 100 light-years away. | | | Enif, a giant, golden star 20 degrees west-southwest of the square, represents its snout. |
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http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0924skywatch0924.html
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| | Lloyd's satellite constellations - Overview - Orbcomm |
| | This is one less than was expected by my simulations of the ideal constellation shown on this page, and the launch was into an inclined orbit instead of the expected equatorial orbit. | | | quick summary of the Pegasus launch history is available. | | | Images, sounds and movies of that launch are available from the Florida Today summary of the week. |
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http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/constellations/orbcomm.html
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| | StarDate Online Constellation Guide Pegasus |
| | The brightest star in the constellation Pegasus is called Markab, which means "the saddle." It's at the southwestern corner of the Great Square. | | | The materials may not be sold or published in any other form without written permission from The University of Texas McDonald Observatory. | | | The brightest star in the Great Square &; Alpheratz &; isn't in the constellation Pegasus. |
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http://stardate.org/nightsky/constellations/pegasus.html
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| | Pegasus '70 |
| | Pegasus is made from composite materials and is optimized to race across the Pacific. | | | Pegasus is a state-of the-art 70 foot ultra-light displacement racing yacht. | | | Pegasus can fly over the waves or surf down them at 30 knots. |
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http://www.pegasus70.com
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| | Greek Mythology: PEGASUS / PEGASOS Winged Horse Constellation w/ Pictures |
| | This sign Aratus and many others have called Pegasus, offspring of Neptunus [Poseidon] and the Gorgon Medusa... | | | "Now when stars spangle the deep blue heavens, look up: you’ll see the neck of the Gorgonian horse [the constellation Pegasos]. | | | Uranie replied: ‘Whatever cause may bring you to our home, you find our hearts most welcoming. |
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http://www.theoi.com/Ther/HipposPegasos.html
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| | Pegasus as a Guide |
| | This is the "Great Square of Pegasus." The "Great Square" forms the body of the Winged Horse. | | | The following information will help you to locate certain constellations. | | | Pegasus is one of the ancient constellations created by the Greeks. |
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http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/guide/peg-guide.html
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| | Pegasus |
| | It is said that the animal was created from the blood of the monster Medusa which Perseus killed. | | | Kathy Miles, Author, and Chuck Peters, Systems Administrator | | | Pegasus is the famous winged horse connected with the legends of Perseus and Andromeda. |
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http://starryskies.com/The_sky/constallations_html/pegasus.html
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| | Pegasus |
| | Article "Pegasus" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 30 March 2001 (Revision 2). | | | The gods then gave him Pegasus for killing the monster Chimera but when he attempted to mount the horse it threw him off and rose to the heavens, where it became a constellation (north of the ecliptic). | | | In another version, Bellerophon killed the Chimera while riding on Pegasus, and when he later attempted to ride to the summit of Mount Olympus, Zeus sent a gadfly to sting the horse, and it threw Bellerophon off its back. |
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| | MMSD: Pegasus |
| | constellation photos will be added as soon as possible | | | Actually, the northeast corner of the square isn't in the constellation Pegasus: it's the head of Andromeda. | | | For a further description of the baseball game in the sky, and for descriptions of other winter wonders of the sky, check out the article Shivering Under Shimmering Skies in the January 1997 issue of Madison Skies. |
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| | Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa |
| | He also, very cleverly, has kept faithful to the constellation of Pegasus. | | | Sketch for Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa - Details | | | In one version of the birth of Pegasus -- the flying horse -- it states the horse was miraculously formed when the blood of Medusa's severed head poured onto the foaming sea, and out of this foam it came. |
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http://www.jssgallery.org/Paintings/MFA/Perseus_on_Pegasus_Slaying_Medusa.htm
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| | Pegasus Comparison Table |
| | which is used when referring to a star in the constellation | | | abstraction > mathematical concept > number > quantity > equatorial sky area > constellation > Pegasus | | | Precisely defined area of the celestial sphere, associated with a grouping of stars, that the International Astronomical Union has designated as a constellation. |
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http://www.site.uottawa.ca:4321/astronomy/Pegasus_table.html
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| | Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | It is located at the right ascension 23h51m46.30s and declination +24d34m57.0s in the equatorial coordinate system (epoch J2000.0), and in a distance of 775 ± 35 kpc from Earth and a distance of 271 kpc from the Andromeda Galaxy. | | | Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal was discovered in 1999 by various authors on the Second Palomar Sky Survey (POSS-II) films. | | | The Pegasus Dwarf (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg DSphG for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Dwarf_Spheroidal_Galaxy
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| | Observations made in the constellation Pegasus |
| | I then observed a few globular clusters (M5, M19, and M107) at 162x before moving on to Pluto (162 and 259x) at 03:05 UT. Two fellow ASH members had their first ever look at the dim, distant planet (or Kuiper Belt object). | | | I used wide field eyepieces in Televue's Bino viewer to give me magnifications of 164x and 233x. | | | With a magnitude of 15.1 to 15.5 SN 2002dp was by far the dimmest exploding star that I have ever viewed. |
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http://www.lies.com/aaol/view_obs.cgi?con=Peg
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| | Pegasus was later brought to Mount Helicon by Bellerophon and with one kick of his hoof, he caused the spring of Hippocrene to flow. | | | Take a look at the story of how Perseus slew Medusa, the mother of Pegasus, and rescued Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from the sea monster Cetus. | | | Bellerophon, who slayed the hideous beast Chimaera, became so headstrong that he ordered Pegasus to fly him up to Mount Olympus, the home of the gods. |
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http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Pegasus.html
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| | Transferred to VX-6 at NAS Quonset Point on 1 Sep 64, coded JD-5 and named "Pegasus." | | | One penguin painted on side nosewheel door for each completed Deep Freeze mission. | | | Thanks to the Constellation Historical Society for the use of the R3350 engine wav. |
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| | Pegasus, the Flying Horse, stretches from left to right, its most obvious feature the Great Square seen to the left of center, here oriented as a diamond. | | | The constellation continues to the right of Markab at the right-hand corner of the Square ending in Enif, the bright star toward upper right. | | | See a wide angle view of Pegasus with Cassiopeia, Andromeda, and Cepheus. |
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http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/pegasus-p.html
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| | Digital images - Constellation Pegasus page (T. Credner/S. Kohle) [ unframed version] (doesn't show M15!) |
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| | Egyptian Queen Story Practice |
| | Click somewhere in the Egyptian Queen Cassiopeia Constellation | | | Click for top of page Click for main menu |
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