Capricornus
Americannoun
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Capricorni
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Capricornus
From Latin
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Saturn — our solar system’s other large gaseous planet — now rises in the late afternoon, ahead of Jupiter, and loiters near the goat shape of Capricornus.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2022
Find the large, gaseous, ringed planet wedged between the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2022
Naval Observatory, seems to be squeezed between the constellations Capricornus and Aquarius.
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2022
After watching Venus and Mars in the constellation Leo dip below the horizon, turn to the east to find Saturn rising in the constellation Capricornus, followed by Jupiter in the constellation Aquarius.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021
Flammarion claims that the Chinese astronomers noted the five planets in conjunction in Capricornus, in the year 2449 b.c.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
Giedi, α Capricorni, also called Algied´-i, the goat.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
Immediately below Equuleus are the stars α1 and α^272 Capricorni, seen as a naked-eye double to the right of and above β.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
The star β Capricorni is also a wide double, the components yellow and blue, with many telescopic companions.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
Nashira, γ Capricorni, "the fortunate one, or the bringer of good tidings."
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
John, description of 8 M, 34. suggestion about α Capricorni, 65.
From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Garrett Putman Serviss
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