This is the twenty-fourth episode of our ongoing series about the constellations. This episode we take a closer look at the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer and the confused mythology surrounding this asterism.
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Planetarium visuals were created using Digistar 6 by Evans & Sutherland.
Image Credits:
Erichthonius Released from His Basket
Artist
Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630), Wilhelm Janson (Holland, Amsterdam)
This image is in the public domain.
"National Memorial Arboretum - Parachute Regiment - Pegasus and the rider Bellerophon" by Elliot Brown is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommon...
"Roman Relief of Quadriga Racing" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked under CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit creativecommon...
Music Credits:
"Twilight" from the album "A Moment of Stillness" by the artist Stellardrone. The song has been modified in length from the original. Music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License.
stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/a-moment-of-stillness
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