Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Cancer

CancerCANCER the Crab is a dim yet famous constellation; all of the stars are no greater than magnitude 4, yet it is a Zodiac constellation. The Beehive Cluster is a spectacular site; it was formerly known as Praesepe, M44, and NGC 2362. There are 5 surrounding constellations: Canis Minor, Gemini, Hydra, Leo, and Lynx. Now you know more about Cancer!

[Image reference: the Illustrated Atlas of the Universe (pg. 264)]
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Blog Background

The background has three Hubble Space Telescope images:

— LH 95 is a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Dorado constellation.

— Ant Nebula (also called Menzel 3) is an aptly-named planetary nebula located in the constellation Norma.

— Egg Nebula (also called CL 2688) is a protoplanetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.