Chinese constellations — are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy. Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided … Wikipedia
SN 1054 — Supernova SN 1054 The Crab Nebula, remnant of SN 1054. Credit: NASA/ESA. Observation data (Epoch ?) Supernova type … Wikipedia
Star catalogue — An illustration of the Perseus constellation (after Perseus from Greek mythology) from the star catalogue published by the German astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690 A star catalogue, or star catalog, is an astronomical catalogue that lists… … Wikipedia
Mansion — For the Chinese astronomical use, see Twenty eight mansions. For the kind of video game with the name Mansion , see Luigi s Mansion. Waddesdon Manor, one of the many mansions of the Rothschild family A mansion is a very large dwelling hou … Wikipedia
Chinese astronomy — The Dunhuang map from the Tang Dynasty (North Polar region). This map is thought to date from the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (705–710). Founded in Dunhuang, Gansu. Constellations of the three schools were distinguished with different… … Wikipedia
Astrology — Not to be confused with Astronomy. ‹ The template below (Ast box) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › … Wikipedia
Dipper (Chinese constellation) — South Dipper map Dǒu Xiù map The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansio … Wikipedia
Neck (Chinese constellation) — KàngXiù map The Neck mansion (亢宿, pinyin: Kàng Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon. In Chinese Cosmology, the Kang Constellation is associated with the… … Wikipedia
Ox (Chinese constellation) — Niú Xiù map The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. Asterisms English name Chinese name … Wikipedia
Well (Chinese constellation) — Jǐng Xiù map The Well mansion (井宿, pinyin: Jǐng Xiù ; Japanese: chichiri boshi) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird. Asterisms English name … Wikipedia