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 3431→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
1 September 3431 2 September 3431 3 September 3431 4 September 3431 5 September 3431 6 September 3431 7 September 3431 8 September 3431 9 September 3431 10 September 3431 11 September 3431 12 September 3431 13 September 3431 14 September 3431 15 September 3431 16 September 3431 17 September 3431 18 September 3431 19 September 3431 20 September 3431 21 September 3431 22 September 3431 23 September 3431 24 September 3431 25 September 3431 26 September 3431 27 September 3431 28 September 3431 29 September 3431 30 September 3431 1 October 3431 27 Dorado 968 28 Dorado 968 1 Lepus 968 2 Lepus 968 3 Lepus 968 4 Lepus 968 5 Lepus 968 6 Lepus 968 7 Lepus 968 8 Lepus 968 9 Lepus 968 10 Lepus 968 11 Lepus 968 12 Lepus 968 13 Lepus 968 14 Lepus 968 15 Lepus 968 16 Lepus 968 17 Lepus 968 18 Lepus 968 19 Lepus 968 20 Lepus 968 21 Lepus 968 22 Lepus 968 23 Lepus 968 24 Lepus 968 25 Lepus 968 26 Lepus 968 27 Lepus 968 28 Lepus 968
MD 513482 MD 513483 MD 513484 MD 513485 MD 513486 MD 513487 MD 513488 MD 513489 MD 513490 MD 513491 MD 513492 MD 513493 MD 513494 MD 513495 MD 513496 MD 513497 MD 513498 MD 513499 MD 513500 MD 513501 MD 513502 MD 513503 MD 513504 MD 513505 MD 513506 MD 513507 MD 513508 MD 513509 MD 513510 MD 513511 MD 513512 MS 499613 MS 499614 MS 499615 MS 499616 MS 499617 MS 499618 MS 499619 MS 499620 MS 499621 MS 499622 MS 499623 MS 499624 MS 499625 MS 499626 MS 499627 MS 499628 MS 499629 MS 499630 MS 499631 MS 499632 MS 499633 MS 499634 MS 499635 MS 499636 MS 499637 MS 499638 MS 499639 MS 499640 MS 499641 MS 499642