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 0974→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
1 September 0974 2 September 0974 3 September 0974 4 September 0974 5 September 0974 6 September 0974 7 September 0974 8 September 0974 9 September 0974 10 September 0974 11 September 0974 12 September 0974 13 September 0974 14 September 0974 15 September 0974 16 September 0974 17 September 0974 18 September 0974 19 September 0974 20 September 0974 21 September 0974 22 September 0974 23 September 0974 24 September 0974 25 September 0974 26 September 0974 27 September 0974 28 September 0974 29 September 0974 30 September 0974 1 October 974
MD -383918 MD -383917 MD -383916 MD -383915 MD -383914 MD -383913 MD -383912 MD -383911 MD -383910 MD -383909 MD -383908 MD -383907 MD -383906 MD -383905 MD -383904 MD -383903 MD -383902 MD -383901 MD -383900 MD -383899 MD -383898 MD -383897 MD -383896 MD -383895 MD -383894 MD -383893 MD -383892 MD -383891 MD -383890 MD -383889 MD -383888