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3 days ago · Libra is a faint, diamond-shaped pattern of stars. Maps created with Stellarium by AstroBob. Used with permission. Its name rhymes with Obi-wan Kenobi. Despite its “alpha” designation,...
- Zubeneschamali
In Libra, Zubenelgenubi is a bit fainter than Libra’s other...
- Spica
Here’s a classical illustration of the constellation Virgo...
- Antares
It’s an enormous red supergiant star, whose constellation –...
- Constellations
The constellation Chamaeleon the Chameleon is a dark patch...
- Bruce McClure
Zubenelgenubi - Alpha Librae - is a double star, and is the...
- Zubeneschamali
20 hours ago · The sun appeared in Libra on the autumnal equinox, a day when daylight and nighttime are evenly divided. Here, then, was the balance point of heaven. There are 12 zodiacal constellations. Libra is odd because it is the only inanimate object in the bunch. Everything else is a person or animal. Let’s see how it happened.
5 days ago · Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1] Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child.
4 days ago · Sirius served as the body of a "Great Bird" constellation called Manu, with Canopus as the southern wingtip and Procyon the northern wingtip, which divided the Polynesian night sky into two hemispheres.
The Libra constellation is strategically situated, lying next to Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east. The principal stars shaping the contour of Libra are Zubeneschamali and Zubenelgenubi. Zubeneschamali, also known as Beta Librae, is an intriguingly blue-tinted star.
2 days ago · About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Contribute Help; ... This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Taurus, sorted by decreasing brightness ...
5 days ago · Fixed Stars and Constellations A planet between a star and Earth brings out the fixed stars’ potential. The effects are modified by planetary aspects, eclipses and transits.
