Leo constellation, 15th century artwork. Engraving of the lion Leo, showing black asterisks that indicate the position of the stars that make up this

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Leo constellation, 15th century artwork. Engraving of the lion Leo, showing black asterisks that indicate the position of the stars that make up this constellation. Leo is one of the twelve star signs of the zodiac. This illustration is from Poeticon Astronomicon (Poetic Astronomy), a star atlas by Hyginus that was published in 1482.

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Size: 4961px × 3968px
Photo credit: © ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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