Greek Photograph - Ursa Major Constellation #1 by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library

Ursa Major Constellation #1 is a photograph by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 27th, 2018.

Ursa Major Constellation #1

Ursa Major constellation. 17th century engraving of Ursa Major (the Great Bear), overlaid with the positions of the stars that make up this... more

by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library

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Ursa Major Constellation #1

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Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library

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Description

Ursa Major constellation. 17th century engraving of Ursa Major (the Great Bear), overlaid with the positions of the stars that make up this constellation. This constellation is near the North Celestial Pole (towards upper right). This star map is from Uranometria, a star atlas published in 1603 by the German astronomer Johann Bayer. It contained a total of 51 star maps, plotted using the most accurate observations of the time. It was the first star atlas to use reference grids on its maps, and the first to use Greek letters to identify individual stars, though it retained the traditional mythological depictions of the constellations.

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September 27th, 2018