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09/03/2013 – Ephemeris – The constellation of Pegasus the flying horse

September 3, 2013

Ephemeris for Tuesday, September 3rd.  The sun will rise at 7:07.  It’ll be up for 13 hours and 7 minutes, setting at 8:14.   The moon, 2 days before new, will rise at 6:20 tomorrow morning.

A reminder that the end of summer is approaching is located in the east around 10 p.m. It’s one of the great autumn constellations: Pegasus the flying horse of Greek myth.  Its most visible feature is a large square of four stars, now standing on one corner.  This feature, called the Great Square of Pegasus, represents the front part of the horse’s body.  The horse is quite aerobatic, because it is seen flying upside down.  Remembering that fact, the neck and head is a bent line of stars emanating from the right corner star of the square.  Its front legs can be seen in a gallop extending to the upper right from the top star of the square.  In Mythology Pegasus was born of the blood of Medusa, decapitated by the hero Perseus, seen as a constellation rising in the northeast.

Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.  They may be different for your location.

Addendum

Pegasus

Pegasus image in the stars at 10 p.m. September 3, 2013. Created using Stellarium. Drawing by Johan Meuris.

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