Atlas

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Ovid wrote that the setting of the Pleiades lessened the burden that had fallen on their father's shoulders.
Together with Pleona (the mother of the Pleiades), Atlas denoted the tip of the handle of the Pleiades Bucket. It is assumed that he has a tiny companion, located very close. It is said that it was discovered by Struve in 1827, and then rediscovered on January 6, 1887, during the occultation of the moon.
OCCULATION (from Latin occultus, "hidden") - an eclipse of one planet by another. Occurs when the closest planet to the Earth obscures the more distant one, so that it becomes completely or partially invisible. It takes place only when the location of the planets coincides not only in longitude, but also in latitude and declination. In astrol. usually only occultations produced by the Moon (eclipse) are taken into account, sometimes also. occultation of the Sun by Venus and Mercury. Their significance has not been sufficiently studied, most often it is considered. unfavorable.
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