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  2. Aquila (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology. Its brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism. The constellation is best seen in the northern summer, as it is located along the Milky Way.

  3. Category:Equatorial constellations - Wikipedia

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    Aquila (constellation) (186 P) C. Canis Minor (40 P) ... Taurus (constellation) (5 C, 183 P) V. Virgo (constellation) (2 C, 403 P) Pages in category "Equatorial ...

  4. Wikipedia:WikiProject Constellations/Bordering constellations

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    Here're all the bordering constellations of each constellation (remember to [[link]] them when you copy&paste them into the tables): ... Aquila; Capricornus; Piscis ...

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    Located northeast of the Orion constellation, Taurus can be identified by finding the bright red star known as Aldebaran and the ... Old Navy's Break a Sweat Sale has activewear from $2 — shop ...

  6. Category:Constellations listed by Ptolemy - Wikipedia

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    Taurus (constellation) (5 C, 185 P) Triangulum (1 C, 87 P) U. Ursa Major (4 C, 339 P) ... Aquila (constellation) Ara (constellation) Aries (constellation) Auriga; B ...

  7. Sigma Aquilae - Wikipedia

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    Sigma Aquilae, Latinized from σ Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.The baseline apparent magnitude of the pair is +5.17, [2] which, according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from suburban skies.

  8. Constellation family - Wikipedia

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    The Zodiac is a group of 12 constellations: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. Some version of these constellations are found in traditions around the world, for this band around the celestial sphere includes the ecliptic , the apparent path of the sun through the year.

  9. Taurus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east; to the north lies Perseus and Auriga, to the southeast Orion, to the south Eridanus, and to the southwest Cetus. In late November-early December, Taurus reaches opposition (furthest point from the Sun) and is ...