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Eridanus

Eridanus is a constellation which stretches along the southern celestial hemisphere. It is represented as a river. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the sixth largest of the modern constellations. The same name was later taken as a Latin name for the real Po River and also for the name of a minor river in Athens.


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Image source: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

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IC 2118 - Witch Head Nebula & Rigel Mosaic
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