Sadr
RA 20.37047h · Dec 40.25668° · V 2.23
SwanSadr → Gienah → Theemin
Constellation image sequence: Swan → Crow → Eridanus.
Status: published · v1.0
Δ 0.000273°125.18°101.22°
Gienah
RA 12.26344h · Dec -17.54193° · V 2.58
CrowTheemin
RA 4.59251h · Dec -30.56234° · V 3.81
EridanusConstellations in this line
Constellation cards
Cyg · Swan
Swan
Saving CrossCygnus is read as the Northern Cross. It is located next to the Kneeler — the image of the suffering Christ, who strikes the ancient serpent in the head. Between the Kneeler and the Cross lies Lyra with the star Vega — the image of fallen angels. The Son of God went to the Cross to destroy the works of the devil, redeem mankind, and open to them the way to eternity.
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Crv · Crow
Crow
Final JudgmentThe constellation of the Crow depicts the execution of God's sentence upon the ancient serpent. The Crow is on the back of Hydra and tears at it next to the Cup of God's wrath. Together, the Lion, Hydra, Cup, and Crow form a picture of God's ultimate victory over evil.
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Eri · Eridanus
Eridanus
Fiery river of God's judgmentThe constellation Eridanus depicts the river of God's judgment directed against the rebellious spiritual powers and the kingdom of death. The image itself is very ancient: in Greco-Roman astronomy it is simply the River, winding in a long line across the southern sky. Its beginning lies directly near the foot of Orion-Kesil — the image of the bound Watchers awaiting judgment. Ptolemy literally describes the first star of the River as being after the star in Orion's foot, 'at the beginning of the river'. Nearby, above Eridanus, lies Cetus — the sea monster representing the power of death and forces hostile to God. Thus in the biblical picture, the celestial River becomes an image of the fiery stream of God's judgment, like the one Daniel saw issuing from God's throne.
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The three HIP objects form a directed arc; the calculated cross-track deviation of the middle star from the great circle through the endpoints is 0.000273°. Coordinates are J2000.
A possible reading
Constellation image sequence: Swan → Crow → Eridanus.
Related Scripture
What remains open
- Does an independent catalogue confirm the order?
- Which primary philological sources are needed for each name?
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