My exquisite wall by sven0370 sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21 Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2018-10-03 14:37:34 UTC 2018-10-09 01:59:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Centaurus sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288669892 The Centaurus constellation is the ninth largest constellations that you are able to see in the sky with the naked eye. Centaurus occupies 1060 square degrees of the sky. In 1922 it was added to the 88 modern day constellations by the International Astronomical Union. ]]> 2018-10-03 14:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288669892 Location of Centaurus sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288672680 The constellation can be best seen in the third quadrant of the southern hemisphere at latitudes between 25 and 90 degrees. some of the neighboring constellations of centaurus are Antlia, Carina, Hydra, Libra. The Centaurus is apart of the Hercules family of constellations. Also if you would like to see Centaurus it is best visible at 9:00p.m in May in the southern sky.   ]]> 2018-10-03 14:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288672680 Naming of Centaurus sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288682138 Centaurus was a half man, half horse god named chiron son of Philyra and Cronus the Titan King. Chiron was hit by a poison arrow and when he died he was sent among the stars. In Sumerian times Centaurus was thought to be a Bison-man. Also in Babylonian religions Centaurus was associated with Utu-Shamash the sun god.    ]]> 2018-10-03 15:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288682138 Stars of Centaurus sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288688695 The front legs are marked by two of the brightest stars in the sky, Rigil Kentaurus(fourth brightest star in the sky) and Hadar(tenth brightest star in the sky)these stars are also known as Alpha and Beta Centauri. There are 11 stars with known planets within the constellation. There are no messier objects in Centaurus.  There are 37 recorded stars in this constellation   ]]> 2018-10-03 15:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/288688695 Bibliography sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/290520449 Centaurus Constellation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2018, from http://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/centaurus-constellation/

Centaurus A Galaxy Facts • The Planets. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2018, from https://theplanets.org/centaurus-a/

Plotner, T. (2017, June 02). The Centaurus Constellation. Retrieved October 8, 2018, from https://www.universetoday.com/20032/centaurus/]]> 2018-10-09 00:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/290520449 Objects in Centaurus sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/290524783 The major object in the constellation of Centaurus is Centaurus A-NGC 5128. This is a peculiar galaxy astronomers believe that it was formed from an elliptical and spiral galaxy colliding. The black hole of this galaxy has a mass of 55 million suns(weight of our sun x 55 million) compared to the milky way which has a mass of 4 million times our sun. Another object is the NGC 4650A, this galaxy is special because it is a polar-ring galaxy and there are 100 galaxies of this shape that we have discovered. The galaxy is shaped like this because two galaxies revolve around each other's gravitational pulls. The Blue Planetary Nebula also known as NGC 3918. This is the brightest nebula in the southern regions, the magnitude of this nebula is a 8.5 and can be observed in a small telescope.]]> 2018-10-09 00:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/290524783 object pictures sven0370 https://padlet.com/sven0370/p9p9pm2qyc21/wish/290535003 Centaurus A
NGC 4650A
Blue Planetary Nebula

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