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... east , Cepheus below and to the west , Cassiopeia west . In the East , Bootes ( Arcturus ) not quite fully risen . Along the Ecliptic , Virgo ( Spica ) rising , Leo midway , Cancer reaclies to the meridian , Gemini past , next Taurus ...
... east , Cepheus below and to the west , Cassiopeia west . In the East , Bootes ( Arcturus ) not quite fully risen . Along the Ecliptic , Virgo ( Spica ) rising , Leo midway , Cancer reaclies to the meridian , Gemini past , next Taurus ...
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Joel Dorman Steele ! above Polaris , Ursa Major west , Cepheus east , and Cassi- opeia below to the east . In the East , the Dolphin ( Job's Coffin ) is row well up , Cygnus is almost midway to the me- ridian , and Lyra is still higher ...
Joel Dorman Steele ! above Polaris , Ursa Major west , Cepheus east , and Cassi- opeia below to the east . In the East , the Dolphin ( Job's Coffin ) is row well up , Cygnus is almost midway to the me- ridian , and Lyra is still higher ...
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... east . In the North- east , Auriga is just rising , and Perseus is above , nearly mid- way to the meridian . Along the Ecliptic , Taurus is just rising , next Aries and Pisces ; Aquarius is on the meridian , south ; then Capricornus ...
... east . In the North- east , Auriga is just rising , and Perseus is above , nearly mid- way to the meridian . Along the Ecliptic , Taurus is just rising , next Aries and Pisces ; Aquarius is on the meridian , south ; then Capricornus ...
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