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Pictor the Painter's easel

Constellations·Mar 9, 2021·2:15·pending

About this Episode

A faint constellation overshadowed by the neighbouring brilliant star Canopus in Carine to one side, and the Large Magellanic Cloud in Dorado on the other. It was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.

Hosts & Guests

M

Martin Lunn

Host

J

John Smith

Host

Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille

Guest

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