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 2608→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
1 September 2608 2 September 2608 3 September 2608 4 September 2608 5 September 2608 6 September 2608 7 September 2608 8 September 2608 9 September 2608 10 September 2608 11 September 2608 12 September 2608 13 September 2608 14 September 2608 15 September 2608 16 September 2608 17 September 2608 18 September 2608 19 September 2608 20 September 2608 21 September 2608 22 September 2608 23 September 2608 24 September 2608 25 September 2608 26 September 2608 27 September 2608 28 September 2608 29 September 2608 30 September 2608 1 October 2608 10 Pavo 530 11 Pavo 530 12 Pavo 530 13 Pavo 530 14 Pavo 530 15 Pavo 530 16 Pavo 530 17 Pavo 530 18 Pavo 530 19 Pavo 530 20 Pavo 530 21 Pavo 530 22 Pavo 530 23 Pavo 530 24 Pavo 530 25 Pavo 530 26 Pavo 530 27 Pavo 530 28 Pavo 530 1 Aquila 530 2 Aquila 530 3 Aquila 530 4 Aquila 530 5 Aquila 530 6 Aquila 530 7 Aquila 530 8 Aquila 530 9 Aquila 530 10 Aquila 530 11 Aquila 530
MD 212888 MD 212889 MD 212890 MD 212891 MD 212892 MD 212893 MD 212894 MD 212895 MD 212896 MD 212897 MD 212898 MD 212899 MD 212900 MD 212901 MD 212902 MD 212903 MD 212904 MD 212905 MD 212906 MD 212907 MD 212908 MD 212909 MD 212910 MD 212911 MD 212912 MD 212913 MD 212914 MD 212915 MD 212916 MD 212917 MD 212918 MS 207143 MS 207144 MS 207145 MS 207146 MS 207147 MS 207148 MS 207149 MS 207150 MS 207151 MS 207152 MS 207153 MS 207154 MS 207155 MS 207156 MS 207157 MS 207158 MS 207159 MS 207160 MS 207161 MS 207162 MS 207163 MS 207164 MS 207165 MS 207166 MS 207167 MS 207168 MS 207169 MS 207170 MS 207171 MS 207172