Science Source Stock Photo - Historical artwork of the constellation of Aries

Historical artwork of the constellation of Aries

Description: Aries. Coloured historical artwork of the constellation of Aries. The constellation is shown as a ram. Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac. The Sun is in Aries between 21 March and 19 April. It is an important yet faint constellation. When the zodiac was devised, the point at which the Sun's path, the ecliptic (black and red line), crossed the celestial equator lay in Aries, hence it is the first sign. Due to the movement of the Earth, this point has since moved into Pisces, at right. This artwork is based on a sky map by the Polish-German astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611- 1687), which was published posthumously in 1690.

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Detlev van Ravenswaay/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2175903

Legacy Identifier: SD5696

Type: Image

Size: 3543px × 2757px (~27 MB)

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