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Eridanus, the River, winds from Cursa, just above Rigel in Orion at far left into a huge loop of stars that takes the River to the top right center of the picture where we find Azha, where the River turns to the south.
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Eridanus is known as the Celestial River. It most often related to the Nile or Euphrates Rivers because they were so important to ancient civilizations. Eridanus is the second longest constellation in the night sky.
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Eridanus was more usually connected to the myth of PhaÃ"ton, who took over the reigns of Helios' (i.e. the Sun's) sky chariot, but didn't have the strength to control it, and so veered wildly in different directions.
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Eridanus, the river: Eridanus is one of the longest and largest constellations in the sky. The constellation represents nearly every major river known to humankind. To the Babylonians it was the Euphrates, to the Egyptians, the Nile.
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EridanusTransit Date of principal star: 16 October Eridanus is a very long, winding river that starts at the left foot of Orion in the north, sweeps south of Taurus, west to the edge of Cetus, then doubles back east to Caelum, ...
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EridanusAbbreviation: Eri Genitive: Eridani Translation: The River Peoria Astronomical Society Eridanus Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) ...
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EridanusMap created in Guide 7.0 with the figure outline based on Johannes Hevelius' Uranographia (1690). Click on the object's name to access its image or click on the name of adjacent constellation to see its map.
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Eridanus is a long constellation, the sixth-largest in the sky, meandering from the foot of Orion far into the southern hemisphere, ending near Tucana, the Toucan.
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Eridanus About this Java applet / Instructions Constellations is written using Java. You must have a Java enabled browser such as Netscape Navigator to be able to see this applet. Back to Constellations Home Page ...
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Eridanus League
The Eridanus League was the first major non-Federation interstellar empire, and one of mankind's first attempts at a unified interstellar civilization.
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ERIDANUS[Abbreviation: Eri] Eridanus (the River) is a southern constellation that is may have been named for the river Nile, the river Euphrates, or for the river of tears wept by the mythical Heliades.
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The Eridanus Supervoid, reported on 24 August 2007 by the NRAO from Very Large Array Sky Survey data, is much larger than these, being about 300 Mpc in diameter and 1800-3000 Mpc distant.
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The river Eridanus, another one of the larger constellations in the sky, lies to the southwest of Orion's knee Rigel. Eridanus is named after the once famous river in northern Italy, now known as the River Po.
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Eri International Astronomical Union abbreviation for Eridanus. See constellation. Erid International Astronomical Union abbreviation for Eridanus. See constellation. Eridanus (abbr Eri, Erid) See constellation.
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Aquila, Sagitta, Corona and Serpentarius; 13 central or zodiacal: - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces and the Pleiades; and 12 southern: - Orion, Canis, Lepus, Argo, Cetus, Eridanus, ...
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The three continents of Achernar are Agnetenar, Eridanus, and Zaurak; the capital of River's End is located on Eridanus. Armory List Name ...
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According to Allen, this star, Theta Eridani, was originally recognized as the end of the River Eridanus and therefore bore the name Achernar. This name now applies to Alpha Eridani instead.
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Finding Aquarius: Aquarius is near the other watery figures Cetus (Whale), Pisces (Fish)and Eridanus (River). Mythology: Aquarius is located in a region of the sky that was known thousands of years ago as "the water" or "the sea".
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Heanenly Waters is a of 9 that includes Delphinus (the Dolphin), (the Dove), Equuleus (the Little Horse), Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), Eridanus (the river), Pisces Austrinus (the Southern Fish), Vela (the Sails), ...
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Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky known as the Water, along with other watery constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.
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