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 2506→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 September 2506 2 September 2506 3 September 2506 4 September 2506 5 September 2506 6 September 2506 7 September 2506 8 September 2506 9 September 2506 10 September 2506 11 September 2506 12 September 2506 13 September 2506 14 September 2506 15 September 2506 16 September 2506 17 September 2506 18 September 2506 19 September 2506 20 September 2506 21 September 2506 22 September 2506 23 September 2506 24 September 2506 25 September 2506 26 September 2506 27 September 2506 28 September 2506 29 September 2506 30 September 2506 1 October 2506 4 Corvus 476 5 Corvus 476 6 Corvus 476 7 Corvus 476 8 Corvus 476 9 Corvus 476 10 Corvus 476 11 Corvus 476 12 Corvus 476 13 Corvus 476 14 Corvus 476 15 Corvus 476 16 Corvus 476 17 Corvus 476 18 Corvus 476 19 Corvus 476 20 Corvus 476 21 Corvus 476 22 Corvus 476 23 Corvus 476 24 Corvus 476 25 Corvus 476 26 Corvus 476 27 Corvus 476 1 Centaurus 476 2 Centaurus 476 3 Centaurus 476 4 Centaurus 476 5 Centaurus 476 6 Centaurus 476
MD 175633 MD 175634 MD 175635 MD 175636 MD 175637 MD 175638 MD 175639 MD 175640 MD 175641 MD 175642 MD 175643 MD 175644 MD 175645 MD 175646 MD 175647 MD 175648 MD 175649 MD 175650 MD 175651 MD 175652 MD 175653 MD 175654 MD 175655 MD 175656 MD 175657 MD 175658 MD 175659 MD 175660 MD 175661 MD 175662 MD 175663 MS 170895 MS 170896 MS 170897 MS 170898 MS 170899 MS 170900 MS 170901 MS 170902 MS 170903 MS 170904 MS 170905 MS 170906 MS 170907 MS 170908 MS 170909 MS 170910 MS 170911 MS 170912 MS 170913 MS 170914 MS 170915 MS 170916 MS 170917 MS 170918 MS 170919 MS 170920 MS 170921 MS 170922 MS 170923 MS 170924