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To: hoosierham
Why are there 13 signs in your list ?

I don't know. Don't think I've seen Ophiuchus before.

10 posted on 01/13/2011 6:21:27 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon
I looked it up. From Wikipedia Ophiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is Greek (Ὀφιοῦχος) for 'serpent-bearer', and it is commonly represented as a man grasping the snake that is represented by the constellation Serpens. Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It was formerly referred to as Serpentarius English pronunciation: /ˌsɜrpənˈtɛəriəs/, a Latin word meaning the same as its current name.
12 posted on 01/13/2011 6:24:14 PM PST by kalee (The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: decimon

So I am an Ophi-uch-us?
what the heck is that???
Oh well, not going to affect me in any way......


14 posted on 01/13/2011 6:24:56 PM PST by 9422WMR (Illegal is not a race.)
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