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Vega is the brightest star of the Lyrae constellation. A device at the center of the Risen Island that sank near Thera in 1500 BC enabled the viewer to see Vega (at night) along with Polaris and Alpha Draconis, suggesting that the Minoans knew about precession.

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  • Vega is the brightest star of the Lyrae constellation. A device at the center of the Risen Island that sank near Thera in 1500 BC enabled the viewer to see Vega (at night) along with Polaris and Alpha Draconis, suggesting that the Minoans knew about precession.
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  • Vega is the brightest star of the Lyrae constellation. A device at the center of the Risen Island that sank near Thera in 1500 BC enabled the viewer to see Vega (at night) along with Polaris and Alpha Draconis, suggesting that the Minoans knew about precession.
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