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- Virgo (3620 bytes)
2: name = Virgo |
11: starname = [[Spica]] (α Vir) |
23: *[[Serpens|Serpens Caput]] |
28: ... easily found through its bright α star, Spica.
31: ...e ("follow the arc to Arcturus and speed on to Spica").
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- Isis (20790 bytes)
3: ...ther of Horus, and was worshipped as the archetypical wife and mother.
7: ...t literary inscriptions are found, but her cult became prominent late in Egyptian history, when it beg...
16: ...s unpronounced'') Modern pronunciation is theoretical although echoes of the original pronunciation re...
20: ...hin their mother's womb. Temples dedicated specifically to Isis become wide-spread only in the Roman t...
22: ... Isis begin to spread outside of Egypt. In many locations, particularly [[Byblos]], her cult takes ove... - August (4611 bytes)
1: {{AugustCalendar}}
2: ...eighth]] month of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with th...
4: ...peaking, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Cancer]] and ends in the constellation of [[Leo]].
6: ...in]], since it was the sixth month in the [[Roman calendar]] which started in [[March]].
10: ...[Lugh]] and [[August 1]], (L᠌?) in the [[Irish Calendar]] is still regarded as the first day of [[A... - September (2096 bytes)
1: {{SeptemberCalendar}}
2: ...th]] [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of four Gregorian months with the...
4: ...ion of [[Leo]] and ends in the constellation of [[Virgo]].
6: ... - September was the seventh month of the [[Roman calendar]] until 153 BCE.
10: ...ncient Greece|Greek]] civilization, September was called ''Boedromion''. - October (1849 bytes)
1: {{OctoberCalendar}}
2: ...th]] [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with th...
4: ...peaking, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Virgo]] and ends in the constellation of [[Libra]].
6: ...t]]". October was the eighth month in the [[Roman calendar]] until a monthless winter period (summer ...
8: ...se calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Kan'na dzuki'' (神無月). - Uranus (15207 bytes)
18: ...,220 [[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
59: !bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| Physical characteristics
64: !align="left"| [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
85: !align="left"| [[Escape velocity]]
122: | 120 [[Pascal|kPa]] - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
8: |'''Wavelength regime'''||optical, ultraviolet, near-infrared
16: |'''Deorbit date'''||circa 2010
22: ...="background: #87CEEB; text-align:center;" | Physical characteristics
30: |'''Effective focal Length'''||57.6 m (189 ft)
33: |- style="vertical-align: top;" - Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
1: ...e:aug11_01.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bust of Augustus Caesar]]
3: ...leopatra VII of Egypt]] to emerge victoriously as Caesar Augustus and the first [[Roman Emperor]].
5: He would complete Caesar's dreams of unifying Rome under one man by re...
7: ... for the Empire for over 400 years. His surname [[Caesar]] and title [[Augustus]] would be taken by al...
10: ..., the niece of [[Julius Caesar]], making Octavian Caesar’s great nephew. - Crane bird (6009 bytes)
2: ...Image:Sarus_cranecropped.jpg|200px|Sarus Crane]]| caption = [[Sarus Crane]]}}
13: ''[[Balearica]]''<br>
19: ...e plight of the [[Whooping Crane]]s of North America inspired some of the first [[United States|US]] l...
23: ...continents except [[Antarctica]] and [[South America]].
26: ...n than Japanese, performed a crane dance that was captured in [[1908]] in a photograph by [[Arnold Gen... - Virgo (3620 bytes)
2: name = Virgo |
11: starname = [[Spica]] (α Vir) |
23: *[[Serpens|Serpens Caput]] |
28: ... easily found through its bright α star, Spica.
31: ...e ("follow the arc to Arcturus and speed on to Spica"). - Taurus (constellation) (2696 bytes)
13: ...entioned in Chinese history texts and Native American pottery.
17: ...order to win [[Europa (mythical)|Europa]], a mythical Phoenician princess, and thus the father of the ...
20: ...astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the [[Sidereal astrology|sidereal zodiac...
22: ...logy)|exaltation]] of the [[Moon]]. Each astrological sign is assigned a part of the body, viewed as t... - Capricornus (6733 bytes)
2: ...of the sky known as the [[Sea (astronomy)|Sea]]. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, ...
5: ...di (α), Deneb Algedi (δ), and ω Capricorni.
8: ...rth might have rendered astronomical and astrological observation of this region of space very importa...
10: ...'s winter solstice, is now called the [[Tropic of Capricorn]], a term which also applies to the line o...
12: ...is not currently known. However, during the classical period of Greek history, this name gradually fel... - Leo (2655 bytes)
2: ...Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]] to the west and [[Virgo]] to the east.
17: ...into the sky. The Egyptians worshipped the lion because the sun was in this constellation at the time ...
20: ...astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the [[Sidereal astrology|sidereal zodiac...
22: ...trology)|domicile]] of the [[Sun]]. Each astrological sign is assigned a part of the body, viewed as t... - Gemini (3325 bytes)
2: ...tion)|Lynx]] to the north and [[Monoceros]] and [[Canis Minor]] to the south. The [[Gemini program]] i...
6: ...oscuri]] in [[Greek mythology]] - [[Castor (star)|Castor]] (α), a pretty telescopic [[binary sta...
15: ...[[Milky Way]], as a herd of [[dairy]] [[cow]]s or cattle, by which they are situated.
17: ...jor]]), this may be the origin of the myth of the cattle of [[Geryon]], which forms one of [[The Twelv...
20: ...astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the [[Sidereal astrology|sidereal zodiac... - Libra (2626 bytes)
1: ...rent magnitude|first magnitude]], lying between [[Virgo]] to the west and [[Scorpius]] to the east. As th...
12: α and β Librae are the scales' balance beam, and γ and σ are the...
16: ...t the scales held by [[Astraea]] (identified as [[Virgo]]), the goddess of justice.
18: ...ce Bo�tes should have held on the ecliptic is vacant, it may have, together with [[Ursa Major]], [[D...
21: ...astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the [[Sidereal astrology|sidereal zodiac... - Pisces (2984 bytes)
6: ...ium, is only of magnitude 3,6. α Piscium is called Alrisha, "the knot," being the knot that ties...
18: ...and [[Eros (god)|Eros]] transformed in order to escape the monstrous [[Typhon]]. The two fishes are of...
20: ...this may have formed the basis of the myth of the capture of [[Cerberus]], one of [[The Twelve Labours...
23: ...astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the [[Sidereal astrology|sidereal zodiac...
25: ... the four Mutable signs (along with [[Gemini]], [[Virgo]], and [[Sagittarius]]), and rules over the feet.... - Sagittarius (3908 bytes)
2: ...arius lies between [[Scorpius]] to the west and [[Capricornus]] to the east. Its brighter stars form ...
4: ...y, the [[Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy]], located just outside the [[Milky Way]].
7: ...lation is easily recognizable through an asterism called the Teapot. The stars [[Kaus Media]] (δ...
23: ...rpius|Scorpion]], although the more usual identification of Chiron was with the constellation [[Centau...
25: ...nus]], [[Lyra]], and [[Aquila]]), may be a significant part of the origin of the myth of the [[Stympha...
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