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 0728→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 September 0728 2 September 0728 3 September 0728 4 September 0728 5 September 0728 6 September 0728 7 September 0728 8 September 0728 9 September 0728 10 September 0728 11 September 0728 12 September 0728 13 September 0728 14 September 0728 15 September 0728 16 September 0728 17 September 0728 18 September 0728 19 September 0728 20 September 0728 21 September 0728 22 September 0728 23 September 0728 24 September 0728 25 September 0728 26 September 0728 27 September 0728 28 September 0728 29 September 0728 30 September 0728 1 October 728
MD -473768 MD -473767 MD -473766 MD -473765 MD -473764 MD -473763 MD -473762 MD -473761 MD -473760 MD -473759 MD -473758 MD -473757 MD -473756 MD -473755 MD -473754 MD -473753 MD -473752 MD -473751 MD -473750 MD -473749 MD -473748 MD -473747 MD -473746 MD -473745 MD -473744 MD -473743 MD -473742 MD -473741 MD -473740 MD -473739 MD -473738