Argo Navis (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Argo Navis is a Chile
an scientific journal
of popular science
, centred on astronomy
, focused on amateur astronomers of Hispanic speech. Its first issue was published in April of 2005, and it continues being published of two-monthly basis.
license, in format PDF. It's free of any charge.
It possesses sections of mythology
, sky charts, interviews, astronomical articles and news, astrophotography, etcetera, trying to cover the interests of astronomy fans and neophytes.
Its publishers are amateur astronomers, living most of them on Antofagasta Region
, which concentrates some of the most important observatories of the world, for its exceptional conditions for the astronomic observation. Its director is the amateur astronomer Farid Char.
, that was used by Jason
and the Argonauts
to search for the Golden fleece
. Argo Navis
was the biggest constellation
of the sky; nowadays it is disintegrated in 4 constellations: Vela
(the Sails), Puppis
(the stern), Carina
(the keel) and Pyxis
(the compass).
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
of popular science
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...
, centred on astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, focused on amateur astronomers of Hispanic speech. Its first issue was published in April of 2005, and it continues being published of two-monthly basis.
Characteristics
The publication is on line only, and is distributed under a Creative CommonsCreative Commons
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license, in format PDF. It's free of any charge.
It possesses sections of mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
, sky charts, interviews, astronomical articles and news, astrophotography, etcetera, trying to cover the interests of astronomy fans and neophytes.
Its publishers are amateur astronomers, living most of them on Antofagasta Region
Antofagasta Region
The II Antofagasta Region is one of Chile's fifteen first-order administrative divisions. It comprises three provinces, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla...
, which concentrates some of the most important observatories of the world, for its exceptional conditions for the astronomic observation. Its director is the amateur astronomer Farid Char.
Name
Its name comes from the ship ArgoArgo
In Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. It was named after its builder, Argus.-Legend:...
, that was used by Jason
Jason
Jason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
and the Argonauts
Argonauts
The Argonauts ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, the Argo, which was named after its builder, Argus. "Argonauts", therefore, literally means...
to search for the Golden fleece
Golden Fleece
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest by order of King Pelias for the fleece in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus...
. Argo Navis
Argo Navis
Argo Navis was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into three constellations. It represented the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology...
was the biggest constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
of the sky; nowadays it is disintegrated in 4 constellations: Vela
Vela (constellation)
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis.-Stars:...
(the Sails), Puppis
Puppis
Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is the Latin word for the poop deck of a ship, and Puppis represents the deck of the ship and its deckhouses...
(the stern), Carina
Carina (constellation)
Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was formerly part of the larger constellation of Argo Navis until that constellation was divided in three.-Stars:...
(the keel) and Pyxis
Pyxis
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass...
(the compass).