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Minneapolis, MN (45°N)

NorthPole (90°N)

Prudhoe Bay, AK (70°N)

St.Petersburg,
Russia(60°N)

Prague, C.R. (50°N)

Philadelphia, PA (40°N)

Albuquerque, NM (35°N)

New Orleans, LA (30°N)

Santiago, Cuba (20°N)

Caracas,
Venezuela (10°N)

Quito, Ecuador (0°N)

Port Moresby,
New Guinea(10°S)

Porto Alegre,
Brazil (30°S)

Montevideo,
Uruguay(35°S)

Queenstown, NZ (45°S)

South Pole (90°S)

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Lacerta

The Lizard

Lacerta Constellation

Origin of the Constellation

Lacerta is a modern constellation created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. There is no classical mythology associated with the constellation. Its brightest stars are of third magnitude.  
  


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