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 0359→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 September 0359 2 September 0359 3 September 0359 4 September 0359 5 September 0359 6 September 0359 7 September 0359 8 September 0359 9 September 0359 10 September 0359 11 September 0359 12 September 0359 13 September 0359 14 September 0359 15 September 0359 16 September 0359 17 September 0359 18 September 0359 19 September 0359 20 September 0359 21 September 0359 22 September 0359 23 September 0359 24 September 0359 25 September 0359 26 September 0359 27 September 0359 28 September 0359 29 September 0359 30 September 0359 1 October 359
MD -608543 MD -608542 MD -608541 MD -608540 MD -608539 MD -608538 MD -608537 MD -608536 MD -608535 MD -608534 MD -608533 MD -608532 MD -608531 MD -608530 MD -608529 MD -608528 MD -608527 MD -608526 MD -608525 MD -608524 MD -608523 MD -608522 MD -608521 MD -608520 MD -608519 MD -608518 MD -608517 MD -608516 MD -608515 MD -608514 MD -608513