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Definitions of octans in various dictionaries:
noun - the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole
The constellation that includes the southern celestial pole.
noun - a fever recurring every eighth day
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With month near the year's end, note north-south constellation |
Stars answer after a short month |
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Jul 7 2009 The Telegraph - Toughie |
Dec 27 2002 The Times - Cryptic |
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the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole |
A faint southern constellation (the Octant), containing the south celestial pole. |
Octans description |
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Octans is a faint constellation located in the deep southern sky. Its name is Latin for the eighth part of a circle, but it is named after the octant, a navigational instrument. The constellation was devised by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1752, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. |