Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 420
of thesight is indescribable. In one of these clusters at leastone hundred stars may be seen in an area less than onequarter as broad as the face of the full moon. The well-known Perseid meteor shower, with its maxi-mum about August loth, radiates from this constellation.These meteors are sometimes… … Photo by Brogi Perseus and MedusaBronze by Cellini at Florence Perseus, the Champion 305 Marfac, meaning the Elbow. It is flanked on eitherside by a bright star, and in this respect resembles Altair,the first magnitude star in Aquila. e Persei is a double star, especially interesting, saysServiss,…
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