Cancer June 21July 22 The Crab

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CancerJune 21-July 22The Crab

• By
• Linda Centinaro, June 22nd
• Diana Richards, July 14th
• Astronomy Summer 2007

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Myths

• In Latin Cancer means Crab, and in Greek
  mythology the crab was sent to distract Hercules
  when he was fighting with the monster Hydra.
  Hercules crushed the crab under his foot, and as
  a reward for its sacrifice, Hera (wife of Zeus),
  placed it among the stars.

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Constellation

• Cancer is the best noted among stargazers as the
  home of Praesepe (Messier 44, NGC 2632), an open
  cluster also called the Beehive Cluster or the
  Gate of Men, which contains the star of Cancri.
  The smaller, denser open cluster (Messier 67) can
  be found here too.
• One of the first stars Galileo studied with his
  telescope.

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• In ancient times, the Sun reached its most
  northerly point, and appeared overhead, at
  latitude 23.5 North on the summer soltice (21st
  June). For that reason, latitude 23.5 N is known
  as the Tropic of Cancer.

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Can you find the Crab?
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Positive Traits

• Motherly
• Loving
• Emotional
• Intuitive
• Imaginative
• Cautious
• protective and sympathetic.

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Negative Traits

• Changeable
• Moody
• Overemotional
• Clingy
• Unable to let go
• Tendency to wallow in self-
• pity
• Untidy

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Likes

• Hobbies
• Romance
• Children and Family
• Parties
• Home and Country

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Dislikes

• failure
• opposition
• aggravating situations
• being told what to do
• being given advice...
• whether good or bad

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Who else is a crab?

• Paul McCartney
• Bill Cosby
• Georgio Armani
• Julius Ceasar
• Tom Hanks
• Vin Diesel
• Richards Simmons
• Prince William

• Ernest Hemingway
• Ringo Star
• Jessica Simpson
• Pamela Anderson
• Alanis Morissette
• Barry Manilow
• John Glenn
• Kevin Bacon