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 3289→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
1 September 3289 2 September 3289 3 September 3289 4 September 3289 5 September 3289 6 September 3289 7 September 3289 8 September 3289 9 September 3289 10 September 3289 11 September 3289 12 September 3289 13 September 3289 14 September 3289 15 September 3289 16 September 3289 17 September 3289 18 September 3289 19 September 3289 20 September 3289 21 September 3289 22 September 3289 23 September 3289 24 September 3289 25 September 3289 26 September 3289 27 September 3289 28 September 3289 29 September 3289 30 September 3289 1 October 3289 16 Apus 892 17 Apus 892 18 Apus 892 19 Apus 892 20 Apus 892 21 Apus 892 22 Apus 892 23 Apus 892 24 Apus 892 25 Apus 892 26 Apus 892 27 Apus 892 28 Apus 892 1 Pavo 892 2 Pavo 892 3 Pavo 892 4 Pavo 892 5 Pavo 892 6 Pavo 892 7 Pavo 892 8 Pavo 892 9 Pavo 892 10 Pavo 892 11 Pavo 892 12 Pavo 892 13 Pavo 892 14 Pavo 892 15 Pavo 892 16 Pavo 892 17 Pavo 892
MD 461619 MD 461620 MD 461621 MD 461622 MD 461623 MD 461624 MD 461625 MD 461626 MD 461627 MD 461628 MD 461629 MD 461630 MD 461631 MD 461632 MD 461633 MD 461634 MD 461635 MD 461636 MD 461637 MD 461638 MD 461639 MD 461640 MD 461641 MD 461642 MD 461643 MD 461644 MD 461645 MD 461646 MD 461647 MD 461648 MD 461649 MS 449152 MS 449153 MS 449154 MS 449155 MS 449156 MS 449157 MS 449158 MS 449159 MS 449160 MS 449161 MS 449162 MS 449163 MS 449164 MS 449165 MS 449166 MS 449167 MS 449168 MS 449169 MS 449170 MS 449171 MS 449172 MS 449173 MS 449174 MS 449175 MS 449176 MS 449177 MS 449178 MS 449179 MS 449180 MS 449181