Ophiuchus (astrology)
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Ophiuchus has been proposed as a 13th sign of the sidereal and tropical zodiac. The idea appears to have originated in 1970 with Steven Schmidt's suggestion of a 14-sign zodiac, also including Cetus a
Artistic depiction of the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer
Ophiuchus
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Ophiuchus is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος, meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake.
Ophiuchus (astrology)
…of the tropical system where the divisions are fixed relative to the equinox, moving relative to the constellations. The astronomical constellation Ophiuchus, as defined by the 1930 IAU's constellation boundaries, is situated behind the Sun from November 29 to December 18. The constellation is described in…
Rho Ophiuchi, shown with a surrounding bluish cloud slightly above a pentagon of stars in Scorpius, with the main band of the Milky Way much further to the left
The constellation Ophiuchus as it can be seen by naked eye.
Johannes Kepler's 1606 book De Stella Nova in Pede Serpentarii (On the New Star in Ophiuchus's Foot) opened at the page for Ophiuchus.