Capricornus

Details Capricornus Capricornus

Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4962. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Stars, Constellations And Asterisms

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(the Sea Goat; abbrev. Cap, gen. Capricorni; area 414 sq. deg.) A southern zodiacal constellation which lies between Sagittarius and Aquarius, and culminates at midnight in early August. The origin of the unusual constellation figure, which comprises the head and forelimbs of a goat and tail of a fish, dates back to Babylonian times and has also been associated in Greek mythology with Pan, who ha...

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