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 3409→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
1 September 3409 2 September 3409 3 September 3409 4 September 3409 5 September 3409 6 September 3409 7 September 3409 8 September 3409 9 September 3409 10 September 3409 11 September 3409 12 September 3409 13 September 3409 14 September 3409 15 September 3409 16 September 3409 17 September 3409 18 September 3409 19 September 3409 20 September 3409 21 September 3409 22 September 3409 23 September 3409 24 September 3409 25 September 3409 26 September 3409 27 September 3409 28 September 3409 29 September 3409 30 September 3409 1 October 3409 9 Hydra 956 10 Hydra 956 11 Hydra 956 12 Hydra 956 13 Hydra 956 14 Hydra 956 15 Hydra 956 16 Hydra 956 17 Hydra 956 18 Hydra 956 19 Hydra 956 20 Hydra 956 21 Hydra 956 22 Hydra 956 23 Hydra 956 24 Hydra 956 25 Hydra 956 26 Hydra 956 27 Hydra 956 28 Hydra 956 1 Corvus 956 2 Corvus 956 3 Corvus 956 4 Corvus 956 5 Corvus 956 6 Corvus 956 7 Corvus 956 8 Corvus 956 9 Corvus 956 10 Corvus 956
MD 505447 MD 505448 MD 505449 MD 505450 MD 505451 MD 505452 MD 505453 MD 505454 MD 505455 MD 505456 MD 505457 MD 505458 MD 505459 MD 505460 MD 505461 MD 505462 MD 505463 MD 505464 MD 505465 MD 505466 MD 505467 MD 505468 MD 505469 MD 505470 MD 505471 MD 505472 MD 505473 MD 505474 MD 505475 MD 505476 MD 505477 MS 491795 MS 491796 MS 491797 MS 491798 MS 491799 MS 491800 MS 491801 MS 491802 MS 491803 MS 491804 MS 491805 MS 491806 MS 491807 MS 491808 MS 491809 MS 491810 MS 491811 MS 491812 MS 491813 MS 491814 MS 491815 MS 491816 MS 491817 MS 491818 MS 491819 MS 491820 MS 491821 MS 491822 MS 491823 MS 491824