Crateris
- genitive of crater.
Example Sentences
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The star Alkes, or α Crateris, must first be found.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
If now the telescope be directed to Alkes, there will be found, following him at a distance of 42·5 s, and about one minute southerly, a small red star, R. Crateris.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
This is R Crateris, now known to be variable from above the 8th magnitude to below the 9th.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
