Ara Constellation is a photograph by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 12th, 2018.
Ara Constellation
Ara constellation, 15th century artwork. Engraving of Ara (the Altar), with Latin text. Flames and flying creatures of fire are seen on top of and... more
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Ara Constellation
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Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library
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Ara constellation, 15th century artwork. Engraving of Ara (the Altar), with Latin text. Flames and flying creatures of fire are seen on top of and around the altar. The black asterisks show the position of the stars that make up this constellation. This artwork is from the 1482 edition of Hyginus's Poeticon Astronomicon (Poetic Astronomy). This 1st-century BC star atlas was republished several times in the medieval period with woodcut engravings of the stars and constellations.
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September 12th, 2018
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