Template:POTD/2016-07-06

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Hercules
88 modern constellations
.

This illustration comes from Urania's Mirror, a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards first published in November 1824. The figure of Hercules appears upside down in the sky relative to neighbouring constellations, such as Corona Borealis.Lithograph: Sidney Hall; restoration: Adam Cuerden