MAKE A MEME View Large Image Ursa Major constellation Hevelius.jpg The en Ursa Major constellation from Uranographia by Johannes Hevelius The view is mirrored following the tradition of celestial globes showing the celestial sphere in a view from outside http //...
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Keywords: Ursa Major constellation Hevelius.jpg The en Ursa Major constellation from Uranographia by Johannes Hevelius The view is mirrored following the tradition of celestial globes showing the celestial sphere in a view from outside http //contentdm lindahall org/cdm4/document php CISOROOT /star_atlas CISOPTR 479 Atlas Coelestis Johannes Hevelius drew the constellation in Uranographia his celestial catalogue in 1690 - Source http //pp3 sourceforge net/wiki/uma jpg 1690 Johannes Hevelius - Scanned by Torsten Bronger 2003 April 4 PD-old-100 Clarification This image shows the sky as seen from the outside ; a mirrored view compared to most modern star maps which show the stars as they are seen when looking outwards from the Earth through a telescope /Jeppesn 14 42 22 February 2006 UTC Uranographia by Johannes Hevelius Ursa Major in art
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