IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Libra
The Balance
OriginAncient
AbbreviationLib
GenitiveLibrae
Pronunciation/ˈliːbrə/ genitive /ˈliːbriː/
LEE-bruh
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarZubenelgenubi (α Librae)
Right Ascention 14h 50m Declination -16° 02'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.427h (25.6m)
The stars of Libra, “The Scales”, originally belonged to the constellation Scorpius and depicted its claws. Later, during the time of the ancient Romans, these stars became their own star group and came to represent the scales held by Themis, the Greek goddess of justice. Libra is a member of the zodiac.
www.underthesky.com
Libra as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←September 0694→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 September 0694 2 September 0694 3 September 0694 4 September 0694 5 September 0694 6 September 0694 7 September 0694 8 September 0694 9 September 0694 10 September 0694 11 September 0694 12 September 0694 13 September 0694 14 September 0694 15 September 0694 16 September 0694 17 September 0694 18 September 0694 19 September 0694 20 September 0694 21 September 0694 22 September 0694 23 September 0694 24 September 0694 25 September 0694 26 September 0694 27 September 0694 28 September 0694 29 September 0694 30 September 0694 1 October 694
MD -486186 MD -486185 MD -486184 MD -486183 MD -486182 MD -486181 MD -486180 MD -486179 MD -486178 MD -486177 MD -486176 MD -486175 MD -486174 MD -486173 MD -486172 MD -486171 MD -486170 MD -486169 MD -486168 MD -486167 MD -486166 MD -486165 MD -486164 MD -486163 MD -486162 MD -486161 MD -486160 MD -486159 MD -486158 MD -486157 MD -486156