Cygnus
Outstretched wings above the Milky Way. In Cygnus, a simple pattern crosses a complex landscape of stars, gas and dark dust.
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Outstretched wings above the Milky Way. In Cygnus, a simple pattern crosses a complex landscape of stars, gas and dark dust.
Delphinus is a compact diamond with a short tail. This little figure lies beside Aquila.
Dorado, the Dolphinfish, is a southern constellation. Its elongated pattern lies beside Reticulum and Pictor.
Draco winds through the northern constellations in a long chain of stars. Its region contains Thuban, a guide to celestial north long before today's Pole Star.
Equuleus, the Little Horse, is a small figure beside Pegasus. Its faint stars require darker skies.
Eridanus is a celestial river. Its long chain of stars flows from the region around Orion deep into the southern sky.
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