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
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To: kalee
Thanks. People sure made much of the skies before there was TV.
23 posted on
01/13/2011 6:31:10 PM PST by
decimon
To: kalee
I looked it up. From Wikipedia Ophiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is Greek (Ὀφιοῦχος) for 'serpent-bearer', Slitherin!
59 posted on
01/14/2011 6:08:51 AM PST by
Oztrich Boy
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