Serpens (APOD 31 Aug 2007)

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Serpens (APOD 31 Aug 2007)

Post by emc » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:00 pm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070831.html

What an intriguing image! (Just a little scary looking...) I am very glad we have astronomers and even more glad they can take "pictures" (oops, photographs!)... :)
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The possessive of a serpent

Post by Axel » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:37 pm

Yes it's beautiful. But despite what APOD and Wikipedia say, it should be Serpentis Cauda (and Serpentis Caput).
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