Cancer. Coloured historical artwork of the constellation of Cancer. The constellation is shown as a lobster or crayfish. Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac. The Sun is in Cancer between 22 June and 22 July. It is a small constellation,with no bright stars. The celebrated star cluster Praesepe,or the beehive,is at the animal's heart,at the very centre of its body. The path of the Sun through the sky,the ecliptic,is shown by the black and red line at centre. This artwork is based on a sky map by the Polish-German astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611- 1687),published posthumously in 1690 | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Van Ravenswaay, Detlev |
Taille de l’image : | 3543 px × 2723 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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