Photo by gatigato from unsplash
The asterism of Veronica’s Veil reported by Rheita in 1645 is argued to be real, though inconspicuous; not a star cluster; and not correlated with Johannes Zahn’s picture published in… Click to show full abstract
The asterism of Veronica’s Veil reported by Rheita in 1645 is argued to be real, though inconspicuous; not a star cluster; and not correlated with Johannes Zahn’s picture published in 1686 and widely redistributed. The asterism is most likely the rectangle bounded by ρ Leonis, β Sextantis, ο Leonis, and ι Hydrae, with some scattered interior stars interpreted as a face.
Keywords:
anywhere rheita;
astronomy;
rheita see;
veronica;
see veronica;
veronica veil
Journal Title: Journal for the History of Astronomy
Year Published: 2017
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!
Journal Title: Journal for the History of Astronomy
Year Published: 2017
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!