1 / 6

Grus, the Crane

By Patrick Cain Period 2. Grus, the Crane. General Information. Grus was created at the end of the 1600’s 1 of the 12 constellations Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman had created Represents a long necked wading bird, the Crane. General Information Continued.

pillan
Download Presentation

Grus, the Crane

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. By Patrick Cain Period 2 Grus, the Crane

  2. General Information • Grus was created at the end of the 1600’s • 1 of the 12 constellations Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman had created • Represents a long necked wading bird, the Crane

  3. General Information Continued • Alternative names for Grus include Krane Grus, Phoenicopterus, and Heron • Stars included in Grus are Alnair and assorted stars from Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) • No legends or mythology are associated with this constellation

  4. Pictures of Grus

  5. Grus in Action

More Related