The Myth of the Constellation Libra |
Posted: February 17, 2016 |
A constellation refers to a pattern formed by a group of bright stars. The stars appear close to each other on the sky and the shapes formed depend on your perception. While many people witnessed the pattern of gods and goddesses among the stars, others related the constellations with stories from their culture. The most prominent constellations originated from ancient Greece. However, other societies also formed their own patterns in the sky on the basis of their stories. The Constellations of the Zodiac Libra Constellation Myth Usually observed in the southern sky, Libra is the only zodiac constellation depicting an object (weighing pans). It includes four stars – Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Sigma. While Alpha and Beta Librae symbolize the scales’ balance beam, Gamma and Sigma Librae signify the weighing pans. The constellation lies between latitudes +65° and -90°, in the third quadrant of the southern hemisphere (SQ3.) The adjacent constellations happen to be Centaurus, Hydra, Lupus, Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Serpens Caput and Virgo. The most apparent star in the Libra constellation is Zubeneschamali, Beta Librae, with a visual magnitude of 2.61. The Zodiac Sign – Libra Librans are balanced and known for their good communication and diplomatic skills. They get easily influenced by outer beauty and can be indecisive at times. They are spendthrift and waste a lot of money for material comforts and luxuries. In The End
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