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THE UNIVERS: EXPLORING STARS, CONSTELLATIONS, AND GALAXIES, A STUDENT'S MAP TO EXPLORATION Science Mats - The Universe - Exploring Stars, Constellations, and Galaxies The Universe - Exploring Stars, Constellations, and Galaxies - Hands-on Earth Science by Not Avaliable, 1997 The UniverseExploring Stars, Constellations, and GalaxiesStudent's Map to Exploration by Scholastic, 1997 THE UNIVERS: EXPLORING STARS, CONSTELLATIONS, AND GALAXIES, A STUDENT'S MAP TO EXPLORATION --1995 publication. by Scholastic, 1995-01-01 Triangulum Constellation: Triangulum, Triangulum Galaxy, List of Stars in Triangulum, Delta Trianguli, Hd 13189, 3c 48, Ngc 604 Stikky Night Skies: Learn 6 constellations, 4 stars, a planet, a galaxy, and how to navigate at night--in one hour, guar by Laurence Holt, 2010-01-01 Andromeda Constellation: Andromeda Galaxy, Upsilon Andromedae, List of Stars in the Constellation Andromeda, Alpha Andromedae, Gamma Andromedae A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends by Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion, 2004-02-23 A Walk through the Southern Sky: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends by Milton Heifetz, Wil Tirion, 2007-09-04 Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A Sourcebook Containing "The Constellations" of Pseudo-Eratosthenes and the "Poetic Astronomy" of Hyginus The Great Atlas of the Stars by Serge Brunier, 2001-10-06 Exploring Stars and Galaxies by Jack Earl, 2009-04-12 The Constellations: Stars & Stories by Chris Sasaki, 2001-12-12

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101. Science> Astronomy> Stars [encyclopedia]
     clear night, you can see nearly 2000 of the billions of stars in our galaxy the With the sole exception of the Sun, the stars appear to be fixed,  
     http://kosmoi.com/Science/Astronomy/Stars/
     
     Extractions: Buy Astronomy Posters At AllPosters.com If you look up at the sky on a dark, clear night, you can see nearly 2000 of the billions of stars in our galaxy - the Milky Way (a total of 8000 stars can be seen with the naked eye from Earth ). Although they look like dots, they are really like our closest star - the

102. Glossary At Grainger Observatory, PEA
     Each constellation occupies a region of the sky containing that star pattern . Galaxy A large group of stars, gas, and dust containing an average of 100  
     http://observatory.exeter.edu/Glossary.html
     
     Extractions: Glossary of Terms Astronomical Almanac: A compilation of many facts used by both amateur and professional astronomers. Some of the information such as a list of bright stars stays the same from year to year. Other information such as the celestial positions of the planets and information about eclipses changes each year. This book is published by the US Naval Observatory Asterism: A recognizable pattern of bright stars, usually (but not always) associated with a single constellation. Cassegrain telescope: A reflecting telescope in which the secondary mirror is mounted in front of the telescope and reflects light back down the tube through a hole in the center of the primary mirror to the eyepiece. CCD Camera: A digital camera attached to a telescope for low light conditions of astronomy. CCD stands for charged-coupled device. A CCD consists of a large array of light-sensitive elements that are used to record images of stars and galaxies. Instead of the image being recorded on film, the CCD image is placed in an image file on the computer. Constellation: A designated region of the sky containing a pattern of stars identified by name. The entire sky surrounding the earth is divided into 88 constellations named after mythological figures, animals, and objects. Each constellation occupies a region of the sky containing that star pattern. Each season different constellations are visible in the sky from any given location.

103. Virgo
     Myth and data about the constellation Virgo. This is one of the largestgalaxies associated with the Virgo Cluster, and may have a mass of fifty billion  
     http://www.dibonsmith.com/vir_con.htm
     
     Extractions: 13 April Virgo is the second largest constellation (after Hydra). As a member of the Zodiac, Virgo has a number of ancient myths and tales. The Sun passes through Virgo in mid-September, and is therefore the constellation that announces the harvest. Virgo is often represented as a "maiden" (as its name indicates). In antiquity, she may have been Isis, the Egyptian protectress of the living and the dead and the principal mother goddess. She was also Ishtar of the Sumerian-Chaldean civilisations, or "Inanna", meaning Queen of Heaven. Inanna is described by Kramer ( The Sumerians ) as an ambitious, aggressive, and demanding goddess of love. In Roman times the goddess Ceres was depicted: the goddess of the growth of food plants and harvests, and particularly corn. Her festival was in the second week of April, the same time that the constellation appears in the Spring skies. The Romans had simply adopted an earlier Greek goddess, Demeter. This goddess of agriculture was of the highest birth: born to Cronus and Rhea, she was the sister of Zeus. As evidence of her antiquity in Greek lore, her name has been found on a tablet from Pylos dating to the thirteenth century B.C. Demeter was said by Homer to have "lain with Iasion in a thrice-plowed field", the result of which was the birth of Plutus, whose name translates as "riches from the soil" (perhaps "cornucopia" would be an appropriate description).

104. Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas - Hydra
     The first map is a wide area view of the constellation, suitable for naked eye A star of magnitude 7 or 8 lies to the east. IC879, a very faint galaxy  
     http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/hya/
     
     Extractions: Home Deepsky Atlas The Astronews ... Solar System Deepsky Atlas Navigation Deepsky Home Search All Sky Maps Constellations Listing Deepsky Listings Jay Wrathall's Messiers Page Navigation Myth Maps Images Printable Descriptions When Hercules (also called Herakles) killed his family in an insane rage, the oracle at Delphi assigned him a series of labors. These were assigned by Eurystheus, king of Mycenae. The second involved going to Lerna to kill the hideous monster named the Hydra. Hercules brought his nephew Iolaus (son of his twin brother Iphicles) as his assistant. This creature with nine heads lived in a swamp. Its mere breath could kill a person. Hercules shot a fire-arrow into the Hydra's den to lure the monster out, while Iolaus set the nearby shrubs on fire to confuse the creature. Killing Hydra was easier said than done, since one of the heads was immortal and the others were almost as bad. As Hercules chopped off one, two new heads grew up to replace them. It was Iolaus who suggested burning the stumps before they had a chance to grow back. Hercules and Iolaus made a great team. The uncle chopped heads; the nephew burned the stumps before the new ones grew. When all mortal heads had been chopped and burned, Hercules disposed of the one that was immortal by burying it securely under a gigantic rock. Hercules had accomplished his second labor. As a reward, he dipped his arrows in the monster's blood. Even a grazing shot from one of those arrows would kill.

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