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Russia(60°N)
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Venezuela (10°N)
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New Guinea(10°S)
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Brazil (30°S)
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Uruguay(35°S)
Queenstown, NZ (45°S)
South Pole (90°S)
Bibliography and Credits
Lynx
The Lynx
Origin of the Constellation
The Lynx is a modern constellation created by the Polish astronomer
Johannes Hevelius
in 1687. There is no classical mythology associated with the constellation. It contains only one star as bright as the third magnitude.
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Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Science,
St. Cloud State University,St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
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