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Cygnus   Listen
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Cygnus  n.  (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.





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... Turning towards the north, we see Cassiopeia between the Pole-star and the horizon. Towards the north-west is the brilliant Capella, and towards the north-east the equally brilliant Vega, beneath which, and somewhat northerly, is the cross in Cygnus. The Milky Way passes from the eastern horizon towards the north (low down), and so round to the ...
— Half-hours with the Telescope - Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a - Means of Amusement and Instruction. • Richard A. Proctor


Words linked to "Cygnus" :   Cygnus buccinator, tundra swan, Anatidae, mute swan, black swan, Cygnus olor, Cygnus columbianus columbianus, trumpeter swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii, trumpeter, family Anatidae, Cygnus cygnus, Northern Cross, Deneb, constellation, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus atratus, bird genus, genus Cygnus


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