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PIX4589917: Constellation of Hunting Dogs - Constellation of Canes Venatici - Constellation of Hunting Dogs extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Recolorised image. Map showing the constellation of Canes Venatici with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690). Recolored Image / Bridgeman Images
PIX4588251: Jupiter in the open cluster M44 - Planet Jupiter in the open cluster M44 - M44 is a cluster of stars located only 600 light years from Earth, in the constellation Cancer. Illuminating the image, the planet Jupiter. Bright Jupiter among M44 stars; this cluster is located about 600 light year away in Cancer. This skyview is corresponding to binoculars and small telescopes / Bridgeman Images
PIX4588806: The Summer Triangle and Jupiter - Summer Triangle with Jupiter - Jupiter is in opposition in the constellation Capricorn. Located as close as possible to the Earth, it is powerful, much more than the Three Belles d'Ete that form the Great Triangle of Ete, namely Altair (in the Eagle) on the right of the centre, Vega (in the Lyre) higher and finally Deneb (in the Swan) on the left of Vega. To the left of Jupiter is Aquarius, the Little Horse has the vertical of Jupiter, then the Dauphin, the Fleche. August 18, 2009. The constellations are traced. Summer Triangle is an asterism made of three bright stars: Deneb (top left in Cygnus, Vega (top right in Lyra) and Altair (middle right in Aquila). Below, the brightest star is in fact a planet, Jupiter, seen on August 18 2009 during opposition. Constellations are drawn / Bridgeman Images
PIX4588997: Andromede Constellation - Constellation of Andromeda - The constellation of Andromede with its mythological form, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Map showing the constellation of Andromeda with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) added / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585164: Sundial at the Winter solstice - Sundial at the Winter solstice - Morning sundial dating from the 18th century. It was restored in 1981. It is visible in the courtyard of the Old College of Jesuites in Reims. The yellow lines represent the path of the end of the shadow of the style for the 21st of each month of the year. At the ends of these curves are the signs of the zodiac, which symbolize the different months of the year. The end of the shadow of the style indicates the winter solstice. 17th century sundial in Reims (France), showing the sun 'shadow during the winter solstice / Bridgeman Images
PIX4586586: Conjunction Moon Venus - Moon Venus conjunction - Moon-Venus Conjunction. Assembly of 3 separate photos of 20 minutes from each other. At night, the stars appear and Venus approaches the Moon. 19 April 2007, Le Guilvinec (Finistere). Moon-Venus conjunction. Composite of three images separated by 20 minutes between each shoot. Night is falling, stars appear and Venus and Moon come closer. April 19 2007 (Le Guilvinec, Brittany-France) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4586991: The Moon, Venus and Jupiter - Crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter - The Moon and Planets Venus (bottom) and Jupiter (right) seen on 1 December 2008. A beautiful conjunction between the crescent Moon with Earthshine, brilliant Venus, and mighty Jupiter is seen in the fading twilight on the first day of December, 2008. These images were shot with a simple zoom lens on a digital camera on a fixed tripod. The Moon, at magnitude -7.9, is a waxing crescent, 4 days old. The crescent is lit by the direct light of the Sun. The “” dark”” side of the Moon can also be seen, lit by Earthshine - sunlight reflected from the day side of the Earth. Jupiter, at right, shines at magnitude -2.0. Venus, at the bottom of the image, shines at magnitude -4.1 / Bridgeman Images