Libra (constellation)
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Libra is a constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for weighing scales. Its old astronomical symbol is. It is fairly faint, with no first mag
The constellation Libra marked on a naked eye view.
NGC 5885
NGC 5897
Libra as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825
Serpens
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Serpens is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by
Serpens held by Ophiuchus, as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c. 1825. Above the tail of the serpent is the now-obsolete constellation Taurus Poniatovii while below it is Scutum
The constellation Serpens (Caput) as it can be seen by the naked eye
The constellation Serpens (Cauda) as it can be seen by the naked eye
Messier 5, a globular cluster that can be seen with the naked eye under good conditions