Serpens
The constellation Serpens is very unique in many different ways. The most noticeable is that it lays in two parts; Serpens Caput which is the head of the serpent and Serpens Cauda, the tail of the serpent. These two separate constellations are joined to form one of the largest constellations in the sky. Serpens is also very unique because it is joined by another constellation, Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is a man holding onto the serpent. These two constellations appear right next to the Milky Way causing many star formations and exciting stellar activity within the two constellations. (Moore, 128) In 1604, a supernova with a magnitude of -2.5 appeared next to the right leg of Ophiuchus and dissipated in 1605. This supernova is known as "Kepler's Supernova." There are only three records of supernovas appearing in this galaxy, and this one is included. Because Ophiuchus and Serpens occupy such a wide celestial field in the West Side of the Milky Way, it is constantly being o! A mortal woman named Eoronius lay on a hillside preparing to give birth and she was with a man named Ischys. As Coronius waited for her son, the baby's father, Apollo, looked down upon earth and witness
Because of the healing powers that the snake brought, he is known as a symbol of healing of illness and death. (Moore, 60) Unuk is an Arabic name which means encompassing. (Moore, 128) On a clear night, these constellations are easily visible, although due to light pollution and other pollutants that are in the atmosphere, it makes them very hard to see. One day as Ophiuchus practiced his lesson, he came upon a snake which looked very deadly and poisonous. DETAILS OF SERPENS AND OPHIUCHUS The constellations Serpens and Ophiuchus are found right on the edge of the Milky Way so they include many nebulae, star clusters, and some novae such as Kepler's supernova. Jupiter agreed with Pluto and decided to take action. Royal Hill, an astronomer, writes "Out of the twenty-five days from the 21st of November to the 16th of December, which the sun spends its time passing from Libra to Sagittarius, only nine are actually spent in the Scorpion, the other sixteen are being passed through Ophiuchus. Lutterworth Press Guildford and London; London, England. Apollo became insanely jealous and strung a bow piercing Coronius with an arrow. From the earth, we measure it at about 17 arc minutes because of its enormous distance from our home measuring 23,000 light years. It is believed that M5 is one of the oldest globular clusters that have been discovered in the sky. Ophiuchus is the only constellation that the sun enters but is not a part of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
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