CLASSICAL STAR ATLASES
BAYER'S SAGITTARIUS
CLASSICAL STAR ATLASESBAYER'S SAGITTARIUS
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Sagittarius, the Archer,
from Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
The horizontal dashed line near the top is the ecliptic. Note
that the Alpha and Beta stars (Rukbat and Arkab) are
drawn much brighter than they actually are. The broad dark band
at the top is centered on the ecliptic, and shows the region
in which the Moon and planets can be found.Courtesy of the Rare Book Room and Special Collections Library of the University of Illinois |