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Grus, the Crane and Tucana the Tucan

By Patrick Cain Period 2 2/21/2008. Grus, the Crane and Tucana the Tucan. General Information for Grus. Grus was created at the end of the 1600’s 1 of the 12 constellations Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman had created

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Grus, the Crane and Tucana the Tucan

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  1. By Patrick Cain Period 2 2/21/2008 Grus, the Crane andTucana the Tucan

  2. General Information for Grus • Grus was created at the end of the 1600’s • 1 of the 12 constellations Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman had created • Represents a long necked wading bird, the Crane

  3. Grus General Information Continued • Alternative names for Grus include Krane Grus, Phoenicopterus, and Heron • Stars included in Grus are Alnair and assorted stars from Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) • No legends or mythology are associated with this constellation

  4. General Information for Tucana • Was created between 1595 and 1597 • Again, was 1 of the 12 constellations Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman had created • Some Alternative names include Den Indiaenschen Exster, Indies Lang ghenaemt, and Toucan

  5. Tucana General Information Continued • Contains the Small Magellan Cloud (SMC) and Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) • The SMC is 200,000 Light years away and is located -72 Degrees Declination • NGC 104 is 13,400 Light years away and is located -72 degrees Declination

  6. Pictures of Grus

  7. Pictures of Tucana

  8. Grus in Action

  9. Zooming in on NGC 104

  10. Sources http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/tucana.htm http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/grus.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/grus http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/tucana/constell http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/grus/constell Stellarium 0.9.1

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