Which is it?What constellation is it?According to Novareinna, it's Eridanus.
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What constellation is it?
My birthday is April 2, and therefore I am in the second decanate of Aries. I have read two conflicting things about the constellation that rules it. I have read that it is Cetus, and I have read that it is Eridanus.
Which is it?What constellation is it?According to Novareinna, it's Eridanus.pick a part renova
Which is it?What constellation is it?According to Novareinna, it's Eridanus.
What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
Constellations are arrangements of stars lined up as we see them now from Earth. All of the stars making up a constellation are millions and millions of miles apart and moving in various directions. So all the constellations are changing size and shape with time. But it takes time because they are so far away and have so far to move. If one is moving fast enough, then in a few thousand years, it might just leave the pattern, moving off by itself, leaving the pattern behind. Not falling out, but drifting off.
Check here about the big dipper
http://www.ur.umich.edu/9394/Apr18_94/23鈥?/a>What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?Can't happen.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
They just dont.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?LOL....You're not serious......Are you????
Stars don't "fall".
I usually just pop on some oven gloves make a great catch and then toss it back up there!What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?Starts don't fall. You might be thinking of meteorites, which do. Stars CAN move to the next phase of their existance, like red dwarves or supernovas, but even so, their light takes so long to reach us that it's old light will keep reaching us for many years.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
Chee, what a dumb question. It has one less star than before.
It's not a totally strange question but the other answers are correct in that stars don't fall. However, they are constantly changing their positions in relation to each other so constellations are constantly changing shape. Just not fast enough for us short lived humans to see it happen.
Oh, one other thing. There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
Well, hypothetically...... you wouldnt see part of the constillation anymore!!! It happens relatively often when a binary star system gets intruded by a rouge star, then one of the stars usually gets catipaulted out by gravity.
Hi Sumana
Our sun is a star. Stars do not fall out of anywhere. They move to the next phase of their lifespan (as we do) but they don't move onto greener pastures.
Are you perhaps confusing them with falling stars which are really meteorites burning up in the atmosphere?
Was there more information or background to this question which might help us give you a better answer?
Cheers
Peps
it takes millions of years for stars to 'burn out' and there are periods that last for millions of years that they change colors.
the stars in constellations are stable enough that they won't change.
a falling star is not actually a star, it's like a meteor, or comet or other space junk re-entering earth's atmosphere and burning up. so they aren't really stars.
the stars we see in the sky are actually suns of other solar systems, but they are super far away.
Well stars don't fall .... They can go nova, or supernova which is an enormous explosion , they may also collapse into itself for eternity becoming a black hole. if it goes supernova it will leave a gas cloud (Nebula) behind . The term "falling star is really just a reference to meteorites burning up in the earths atmosphere , not stars.
...lets start at the basics.
every star that you see EVERY ONE is a sun just like ours. some are alot bigger, some are alot smaller.
in space things dont fall. the only reason things fall on earth is because they are close to earth. look at all those videos of people in space (not on the moon). notice how everything floats? thats kinda what space is like.
all stars (including the sun), along with their solar systems, orbit around the center of the galaxy.
like i said before, things in space dont fall.
A star does not simply fall out of a constellation. The only reason that we see constellations from Earth is that the stars lie on the same line of sight. In reality, they are thousands of light years apart, not even CLOSE to each other. If a star that made up part of a constellation became a supernova and blew up, then the constellation would have a bright fuzzy dot in place of the star. Eventually, that would fade away until the star became invisible and the constellation would appear to have a hole unless another star on the same line of sight became visible.
Stars don't 'fall.' Stars do move though, and over very long periods of time a star or stars will move away from their constellation(s). Another way a star could disappear from its constellation would be if it went supernova (..exploded..) or dwindled away to a white dwarf star.
Hi:
A star can not fall out of the Constellation it can Super nova or burn out over time or if you wait say a couple thousand to a million years or more ( of course you will never see it due to the fact you can't live that long ). It can change postions in it. It make a different figure in the Constellation which will be Named differently Like Leo the Lion might be name "the Spear" or something like that by those people in about 2,500 years from now. but we will never see due to the fact the stars are so distance from us ,that the light from them will take thousand of years to reach to let use know that they changed postions. We don't see the star has they are but as they were in the past when there light was sent out from how many light years they are from us, for example Krypton was 30 lights years or 210 trillion miles from Earth, Now Superman ( aks Kalel) when he was a baby, Joel he's father sent him through Hyperspace in a spaceship. So he arrived on Earth when he was 1 year old ( due the fact his ship was in hyperspace for one year) after it blew up, Okay the Light from Krypton explodtion was racing thru Space toward Earth at the speed of light it wouldn't arrive on earth until Superman aks (Clark Kent ) was 31 years old During that time if Clark Kent look at the star constellation where Kryton was He would n't see the it was gone until he was thirty-one years later and if had a telescope powerful enough to see the surface on Kypton (before the thirty years were up) he could see the people going through there day to day routine until about 29 year later than would see Krypton earthquacks and and then a year later He would see it blow up and be no more.Stars do the same thing expect they take however many light year are from us meaning it will take that many years to reach you.
Hope this answer your question.
Couldn't happen, because in space there is no up or down. So nowhere for a star to "fall".
And constellations are just patterns humans see in the random scattering of stars in the sky - the stars in a constellation are not near each other and not related to each other except as patterns we see.
Your ignorance of celestial mechanics has caused you to embarass yourself. Stars cannot fall out of their constellations.
You would have a different constellation go back a million years or forward the stars will have moved
the world is destroyed, stars don't fall, they burn out!!!
Check here about the big dipper
http://www.ur.umich.edu/9394/Apr18_94/23鈥?/a>What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?Can't happen.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
They just dont.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?LOL....You're not serious......Are you????
Stars don't "fall".
I usually just pop on some oven gloves make a great catch and then toss it back up there!What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?Starts don't fall. You might be thinking of meteorites, which do. Stars CAN move to the next phase of their existance, like red dwarves or supernovas, but even so, their light takes so long to reach us that it's old light will keep reaching us for many years.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
Chee, what a dumb question. It has one less star than before.
It's not a totally strange question but the other answers are correct in that stars don't fall. However, they are constantly changing their positions in relation to each other so constellations are constantly changing shape. Just not fast enough for us short lived humans to see it happen.
Oh, one other thing. There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers.What happens if a star falls out of a constellation?
Well, hypothetically...... you wouldnt see part of the constillation anymore!!! It happens relatively often when a binary star system gets intruded by a rouge star, then one of the stars usually gets catipaulted out by gravity.
Hi Sumana
Our sun is a star. Stars do not fall out of anywhere. They move to the next phase of their lifespan (as we do) but they don't move onto greener pastures.
Are you perhaps confusing them with falling stars which are really meteorites burning up in the atmosphere?
Was there more information or background to this question which might help us give you a better answer?
Cheers
Peps
it takes millions of years for stars to 'burn out' and there are periods that last for millions of years that they change colors.
the stars in constellations are stable enough that they won't change.
a falling star is not actually a star, it's like a meteor, or comet or other space junk re-entering earth's atmosphere and burning up. so they aren't really stars.
the stars we see in the sky are actually suns of other solar systems, but they are super far away.
Well stars don't fall .... They can go nova, or supernova which is an enormous explosion , they may also collapse into itself for eternity becoming a black hole. if it goes supernova it will leave a gas cloud (Nebula) behind . The term "falling star is really just a reference to meteorites burning up in the earths atmosphere , not stars.
...lets start at the basics.
every star that you see EVERY ONE is a sun just like ours. some are alot bigger, some are alot smaller.
in space things dont fall. the only reason things fall on earth is because they are close to earth. look at all those videos of people in space (not on the moon). notice how everything floats? thats kinda what space is like.
all stars (including the sun), along with their solar systems, orbit around the center of the galaxy.
like i said before, things in space dont fall.
A star does not simply fall out of a constellation. The only reason that we see constellations from Earth is that the stars lie on the same line of sight. In reality, they are thousands of light years apart, not even CLOSE to each other. If a star that made up part of a constellation became a supernova and blew up, then the constellation would have a bright fuzzy dot in place of the star. Eventually, that would fade away until the star became invisible and the constellation would appear to have a hole unless another star on the same line of sight became visible.
Stars don't 'fall.' Stars do move though, and over very long periods of time a star or stars will move away from their constellation(s). Another way a star could disappear from its constellation would be if it went supernova (..exploded..) or dwindled away to a white dwarf star.
Hi:
A star can not fall out of the Constellation it can Super nova or burn out over time or if you wait say a couple thousand to a million years or more ( of course you will never see it due to the fact you can't live that long ). It can change postions in it. It make a different figure in the Constellation which will be Named differently Like Leo the Lion might be name "the Spear" or something like that by those people in about 2,500 years from now. but we will never see due to the fact the stars are so distance from us ,that the light from them will take thousand of years to reach to let use know that they changed postions. We don't see the star has they are but as they were in the past when there light was sent out from how many light years they are from us, for example Krypton was 30 lights years or 210 trillion miles from Earth, Now Superman ( aks Kalel) when he was a baby, Joel he's father sent him through Hyperspace in a spaceship. So he arrived on Earth when he was 1 year old ( due the fact his ship was in hyperspace for one year) after it blew up, Okay the Light from Krypton explodtion was racing thru Space toward Earth at the speed of light it wouldn't arrive on earth until Superman aks (Clark Kent ) was 31 years old During that time if Clark Kent look at the star constellation where Kryton was He would n't see the it was gone until he was thirty-one years later and if had a telescope powerful enough to see the surface on Kypton (before the thirty years were up) he could see the people going through there day to day routine until about 29 year later than would see Krypton earthquacks and and then a year later He would see it blow up and be no more.Stars do the same thing expect they take however many light year are from us meaning it will take that many years to reach you.
Hope this answer your question.
Couldn't happen, because in space there is no up or down. So nowhere for a star to "fall".
And constellations are just patterns humans see in the random scattering of stars in the sky - the stars in a constellation are not near each other and not related to each other except as patterns we see.
Your ignorance of celestial mechanics has caused you to embarass yourself. Stars cannot fall out of their constellations.
You would have a different constellation go back a million years or forward the stars will have moved
the world is destroyed, stars don't fall, they burn out!!!
Where is the constellation Orion?
Its a northern winter constellation - it rises in the east around 11:00 pm local time in early November and rising earlier each night throughout the winter.
Its one of the easiest ones to find - its the constellation that has 3 stars in a slanted straight row. Those stars are Orion's "belt". If you look above those stars to the left there is a bright reddish star that forms Orion's shoulder - that is the famous Betelgeuse. And look below and to the right of the belt and you will see a bright white star - that is the equally famous Rigel.Where is the constellation Orion?Difficult to say as I don't know where you are or what time it is. It should be visible in the low eastern sky (south-eastern if in the US) by late evening.
Use this and set it for your city after you've signed on.
http://skychart.skytonight.com/observing…Where is the constellation Orion?
It depends on where you are located. Tell us your location, and we'll tell you where to find it.Where is the constellation Orion?It's in the direction where the sun rises. You should see it when u go outside around 10 P.M.Where is the constellation Orion?
I does not rise in the sky until about midnight or 1am. look to the east about then.Where is the constellation Orion?it's also good to note that the different stars that make up orion are not clustered together in space. all the stars are at very different distances from each other. we don't have the depth perception to notice that their so distant from each other, but they are.Where is the constellation Orion?
in the east tonight ,can't miss it!
The Hunter is found in what’s called the Winter Triangle which includes the three stars, Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Procyon. It can be found right below the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun and moon across the night sky). The best time of year is “The Winter”, high in the Southern sky.
Its one of the easiest ones to find - its the constellation that has 3 stars in a slanted straight row. Those stars are Orion's "belt". If you look above those stars to the left there is a bright reddish star that forms Orion's shoulder - that is the famous Betelgeuse. And look below and to the right of the belt and you will see a bright white star - that is the equally famous Rigel.Where is the constellation Orion?Difficult to say as I don't know where you are or what time it is. It should be visible in the low eastern sky (south-eastern if in the US) by late evening.
Use this and set it for your city after you've signed on.
http://skychart.skytonight.com/observing…Where is the constellation Orion?
It depends on where you are located. Tell us your location, and we'll tell you where to find it.Where is the constellation Orion?It's in the direction where the sun rises. You should see it when u go outside around 10 P.M.Where is the constellation Orion?
I does not rise in the sky until about midnight or 1am. look to the east about then.Where is the constellation Orion?it's also good to note that the different stars that make up orion are not clustered together in space. all the stars are at very different distances from each other. we don't have the depth perception to notice that their so distant from each other, but they are.Where is the constellation Orion?
in the east tonight ,can't miss it!
The Hunter is found in what’s called the Winter Triangle which includes the three stars, Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Procyon. It can be found right below the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun and moon across the night sky). The best time of year is “The Winter”, high in the Southern sky.
Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?
There is a small constallation of stars called the Seven Dancing Sisters or just the Seven Sisters for short. It is normally positioned near the Moon and resembels a small verision of the Little Dipper. Normally only 6 of the 7 stars are visible but if you look at it long enough you can find the 7th.Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?No, the Seven Sisters is a constellation of what appears to the naked eye to be seven stars, although in reality there are eleven stars in the cluster and they are not actually a cluster. Anyway... the Greek word is Pleiades, and I suggest you go and Wiki it. (en.wikipedia.org)
yes...it's a pub in SouthamptonIs there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?HAH ! easy question son .... its URSA MAJOR cuz. its got seven stars ............... How cud u b so idiot to ask such a silly questin
Pleadies. In the constellation Tauris, the bull. Many confuse them for the little dipper, because of its shape.Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?Pleiades (star cluster)
The Pleiades (also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters) is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest to the Earth of all open clusters, probably the best known and certainly the most striking to the naked eye.
Hope this helps you!
REgards,
SidraIs there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?
There is definately a constellation nicknamed the seven sisters, but I am afraid I don't now the proper name.
The Pleiades (also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters) is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus.Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?
Yes, the Pleiades - aka The Seven Sisters is an open cluster in the constellation Taurus. It is the closest open cluster to earth.
The Seven Sisters refers to a star cluster called the Pleiades. Lots of websites you can check out. Here's one with a photo: http://www.naic.edu/~gibson/pleiades/
The Pleadies is a very good test for eyesight. How many stars can you see?
"The Seven Sisters" is a name sometimes used to identify the Pleaides cluster, since it has seven visible stars. It's a name derived from the seven sisters who are friends of Artemis in Greek mythology.
The Japanese name for this constellation is "Subaru", and if you look at Subaru's trademark and vehicle "badge" next time you see a Subaru on the street, you'll see that it is, in fact, the Pleaides cluster!
I guess before television and the internet were invented, folks spent a lot of time staring at the sky!
Great question!
Yeah, they go on stage every Tuesday at 10pm at the Cheetah Strip Club in Atlanta.
I don't think it's a constellation as such - just a group of stars, they're called the Pleaides. Punch that into your search engine to see some superb images - they're pretty spectacular.
Pleiades.....
Greek mythology says that these seven stars were the daughters of the titan Atlas (the one who carries the world on his shoulders )
The Pleiades.
The Pleiades in Taurus, most people can only see six now, the seventh sister having dimmed with age. Some people see as many as eleven, without optical assistance, but look at it with a small telescope or binoculars, and you will be confronted with a mass of blue stars.
It's not a constellation it is a star cluster. It is also know as the Pleiades and is number 45 in Messier's catalogue. It is in the constellation of Taurus.
Yes.It is Ursula Major I think.Asians call it Seven saints.It is infact only a cluster of stars(not constellation)visible to eyes or use a small telescope
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Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?yes...it's a pub in SouthamptonIs there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?HAH ! easy question son .... its URSA MAJOR cuz. its got seven stars ............... How cud u b so idiot to ask such a silly questin
Pleadies. In the constellation Tauris, the bull. Many confuse them for the little dipper, because of its shape.Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?Pleiades (star cluster)
The Pleiades (also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters) is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest to the Earth of all open clusters, probably the best known and certainly the most striking to the naked eye.
Hope this helps you!
REgards,
SidraIs there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?
There is definately a constellation nicknamed the seven sisters, but I am afraid I don't now the proper name.
The Pleiades (also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters) is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus.Is there a constellation which is alternatively known as 'The Seven Sisters'?
Yes, the Pleiades - aka The Seven Sisters is an open cluster in the constellation Taurus. It is the closest open cluster to earth.
The Seven Sisters refers to a star cluster called the Pleiades. Lots of websites you can check out. Here's one with a photo: http://www.naic.edu/~gibson/pleiades/
The Pleadies is a very good test for eyesight. How many stars can you see?
"The Seven Sisters" is a name sometimes used to identify the Pleaides cluster, since it has seven visible stars. It's a name derived from the seven sisters who are friends of Artemis in Greek mythology.
The Japanese name for this constellation is "Subaru", and if you look at Subaru's trademark and vehicle "badge" next time you see a Subaru on the street, you'll see that it is, in fact, the Pleaides cluster!
I guess before television and the internet were invented, folks spent a lot of time staring at the sky!
Great question!
Yeah, they go on stage every Tuesday at 10pm at the Cheetah Strip Club in Atlanta.
I don't think it's a constellation as such - just a group of stars, they're called the Pleaides. Punch that into your search engine to see some superb images - they're pretty spectacular.
Pleiades.....
Greek mythology says that these seven stars were the daughters of the titan Atlas (the one who carries the world on his shoulders )
The Pleiades.
The Pleiades in Taurus, most people can only see six now, the seventh sister having dimmed with age. Some people see as many as eleven, without optical assistance, but look at it with a small telescope or binoculars, and you will be confronted with a mass of blue stars.
It's not a constellation it is a star cluster. It is also know as the Pleiades and is number 45 in Messier's catalogue. It is in the constellation of Taurus.
Yes.It is Ursula Major I think.Asians call it Seven saints.It is infact only a cluster of stars(not constellation)visible to eyes or use a small telescope
The story behind the "Virgo" horoscope/zodiac sign/constellation?
How exactly did the Virgo horoscope/zodiac sign develop? What is the story behind the constellation? I'm a Virgo so I was curious...The story behind the "Virgo" horoscope/zodiac sign/constellation?Virgo is the second-largest constellation in the sky, exceeded only by the much fainter Hydra. The Greeks called the constellation Parthenos. She is usually identified as Dike, goddess of justice, who was daughter of Zeus and Themis; but she is also known as Astraeia, daughter of Astraeus (father of the stars) and Eos (goddess of the dawn). Virgo is depicted with wings, reminiscent of an angel, holding an ear of wheat in her left hand (the star Spica).
Dike features as the impartial observer in a moral tale depicting mankind鈥檚 declining standards. It was a favourite tale of Greek and Roman mythologists, and its themes still sound familiar today.
Dike was supposed to have lived on Earth in the Golden Age of mankind, when Cronus ruled Olympus. It was a time of peace and happiness, a season of perennial spring when food grew without cultivation and humans never grew old. Men lived like the gods, not knowing work, sorrow, crime or war. Dike moved among them, dispensing wisdom and justice.
Then, when Zeus overthrew his father Cronus on Olympus, the Silver Age began, inferior to the age that had just passed. In the Silver Age, Zeus shortened springtime and introduced the yearly cycle of seasons. Humans in this age became quarrelsome and ceased to honour the gods. Dike longed for the idyllic days gone by. She assembled the human race and spoke sternly to them for forsaking the ideals of their ancestors. 鈥榃orse is to come鈥? she warned them. Then she spread her wings and took refuge in the mountains, turning her back on mankind. Finally came the Ages of Bronze and Iron, when humans descended into violence, theft and war. Unable to endure the sins of humanity any longer, Dike abandoned the Earth and flew up to heaven, where she sits to this day next to the constellation of Libra, which some see as the scales of justice.
There are other goddesses who can claim identity with Virgo. One is Demeter, the corn goddess, who was daughter of Cronus and Rhea. By her brother Zeus she had a daughter, Persephone (also called Kore, meaning 鈥榤aiden鈥?. Persephone might have remained a virgin for ever had not her uncle, Hades, god of the Underworld, kidnapped her while she was out picking flowers one day at Henna in Sicily. Hades swept her aboard his chariot drawn by four black horses and galloped with her into his underground kingdom, where she became his reluctant queen.
Demeter, having scoured the Earth for her missing daughter without success, cursed the fields of Sicily so that the crops failed. In desperation she asked the Great Bear what he had seen, since he never sets, but since the abduction had taken place during the day he referred her to the Sun, who finally told her the truth.
Demeter angrily confronted Zeus, father of Persephone, and demanded that he order his brother Hades to return the girl. Zeus agreed to try; but already it was too late, because Persephone had eaten some pomegranate seeds while in the Underworld and, once having done that, she could never return permanently to the land of the living. A compromise was reached in which Persephone would spend half (some say one-third) of the year in the Underworld with her husband, and the rest of the year above ground with her mother. Clearly, this is an allegory on the changing seasons.
Eratosthenes offers the additional suggestion that Virgo might be Atargatis, the Syrian fertility goddess, who was sometimes depicted holding an ear of corn. But Atargatis is identified with the constellation Piscis Austrinus. Hyginus equates Virgo with Erigone, the daughter of Icarius, who hanged herself after the death of her father. In this story, Icarius became the constellation Bo枚tes, which adjoins Virgo to the north, and Icarius鈥檚 dog Maera became the star Procyon (see Bo枚tes and Canis Minor).
Eratosthenes and Hyginus both name Tyche, the goddess of fortune, as another identification of Virgo; but Tyche was usually represented holding the horn of plenty (cornucopia) rather than an ear of grain. In the sky, the ear of corn is represented by the first-magnitude star Spica, Latin for 鈥榚ar of grain鈥?(the name in Greek, Stachys, has the same meaning).
Beta Virginis is called Zavijava, from an Arabic name meaning 鈥榯he angle鈥? in the Almagest, Ptolemy located this star on the top of Virgo鈥檚 left wing. Gamma Virginis, also in the left wing, is called Porrima, after a Roman goddess. According to Ovid in his Fasti, Porrima and her sister Postverta were the sisters or companions of the prophetess Carmenta. Porrima sang of events in the past, while Postverta sang of what was to come.
Epsilon Virginis, on Virgo鈥檚 right wing, is named Vindemiatrix, from the Latin meaning 鈥榞rape-gatherer鈥?or 鈥榲intager鈥? because its first visible rising before the Sun in August marked the beginning of each year鈥檚 vintage. Ovid in his Fasti tells us that this star commemorates a boy named Ampelus (the Greek word for 鈥榲ine鈥? who was loved by Dionysus, god of wine. While piThe story behind the "Virgo" horoscope/zodiac sign/constellation?all i know is Virgo is associated with virgins but thats probably a myth.
sry im not of much helpThe story behind the "Virgo" horoscope/zodiac sign/constellation?I ask myself everyday how we came to be so sexy... so brilliant... to where just words cannot describe...
Dike features as the impartial observer in a moral tale depicting mankind鈥檚 declining standards. It was a favourite tale of Greek and Roman mythologists, and its themes still sound familiar today.
Dike was supposed to have lived on Earth in the Golden Age of mankind, when Cronus ruled Olympus. It was a time of peace and happiness, a season of perennial spring when food grew without cultivation and humans never grew old. Men lived like the gods, not knowing work, sorrow, crime or war. Dike moved among them, dispensing wisdom and justice.
Then, when Zeus overthrew his father Cronus on Olympus, the Silver Age began, inferior to the age that had just passed. In the Silver Age, Zeus shortened springtime and introduced the yearly cycle of seasons. Humans in this age became quarrelsome and ceased to honour the gods. Dike longed for the idyllic days gone by. She assembled the human race and spoke sternly to them for forsaking the ideals of their ancestors. 鈥榃orse is to come鈥? she warned them. Then she spread her wings and took refuge in the mountains, turning her back on mankind. Finally came the Ages of Bronze and Iron, when humans descended into violence, theft and war. Unable to endure the sins of humanity any longer, Dike abandoned the Earth and flew up to heaven, where she sits to this day next to the constellation of Libra, which some see as the scales of justice.
There are other goddesses who can claim identity with Virgo. One is Demeter, the corn goddess, who was daughter of Cronus and Rhea. By her brother Zeus she had a daughter, Persephone (also called Kore, meaning 鈥榤aiden鈥?. Persephone might have remained a virgin for ever had not her uncle, Hades, god of the Underworld, kidnapped her while she was out picking flowers one day at Henna in Sicily. Hades swept her aboard his chariot drawn by four black horses and galloped with her into his underground kingdom, where she became his reluctant queen.
Demeter, having scoured the Earth for her missing daughter without success, cursed the fields of Sicily so that the crops failed. In desperation she asked the Great Bear what he had seen, since he never sets, but since the abduction had taken place during the day he referred her to the Sun, who finally told her the truth.
Demeter angrily confronted Zeus, father of Persephone, and demanded that he order his brother Hades to return the girl. Zeus agreed to try; but already it was too late, because Persephone had eaten some pomegranate seeds while in the Underworld and, once having done that, she could never return permanently to the land of the living. A compromise was reached in which Persephone would spend half (some say one-third) of the year in the Underworld with her husband, and the rest of the year above ground with her mother. Clearly, this is an allegory on the changing seasons.
Eratosthenes offers the additional suggestion that Virgo might be Atargatis, the Syrian fertility goddess, who was sometimes depicted holding an ear of corn. But Atargatis is identified with the constellation Piscis Austrinus. Hyginus equates Virgo with Erigone, the daughter of Icarius, who hanged herself after the death of her father. In this story, Icarius became the constellation Bo枚tes, which adjoins Virgo to the north, and Icarius鈥檚 dog Maera became the star Procyon (see Bo枚tes and Canis Minor).
Eratosthenes and Hyginus both name Tyche, the goddess of fortune, as another identification of Virgo; but Tyche was usually represented holding the horn of plenty (cornucopia) rather than an ear of grain. In the sky, the ear of corn is represented by the first-magnitude star Spica, Latin for 鈥榚ar of grain鈥?(the name in Greek, Stachys, has the same meaning).
Beta Virginis is called Zavijava, from an Arabic name meaning 鈥榯he angle鈥? in the Almagest, Ptolemy located this star on the top of Virgo鈥檚 left wing. Gamma Virginis, also in the left wing, is called Porrima, after a Roman goddess. According to Ovid in his Fasti, Porrima and her sister Postverta were the sisters or companions of the prophetess Carmenta. Porrima sang of events in the past, while Postverta sang of what was to come.
Epsilon Virginis, on Virgo鈥檚 right wing, is named Vindemiatrix, from the Latin meaning 鈥榞rape-gatherer鈥?or 鈥榲intager鈥? because its first visible rising before the Sun in August marked the beginning of each year鈥檚 vintage. Ovid in his Fasti tells us that this star commemorates a boy named Ampelus (the Greek word for 鈥榲ine鈥? who was loved by Dionysus, god of wine. While piThe story behind the "Virgo" horoscope/zodiac sign/constellation?all i know is Virgo is associated with virgins but thats probably a myth.
sry im not of much helpThe story behind the "Virgo" horoscope/zodiac sign/constellation?I ask myself everyday how we came to be so sexy... so brilliant... to where just words cannot describe...
What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?
It was observed in the Zodiacal constellation of 'Taurus'.
Medieval Chinese chronicles contain a very intriguing account of a "guest star" near Zeta Tauri (present nomenclature) in July 4th in the year 1054 AD. All the details of the date resulted from recent research but not to be construed as if given by the Chinese. The precies account is
". . . . During the third month in the first year of the Chia-yu reign period [March 19 - April 17, 1056] the Director of the Astronomical Bureau said, 'The Guest Star' has become invisible , which is an omen of the departure of the guest'. Originally, during the fifth month of the first year of the Chih-ho reign period [it]appeared in the morning in the east guarding T'ien-Kuan. It was visible in the day like Venus, with pointed rays in all four directions. . .It was seen altogether for twenty-three days." [as a daylight object]
It was the first supernova (next was Tycho Brahe's of 1572 in Cassiopeia) with recorded hstory and precise dates. It is now known as 'Crab Nebula'. Messier has marked it as M1 in his catalogue of objects to be avoided in his search for Comets; but his list itself became a valuable guide of objects which are not stars.
Interestingly, a confirmation (without seeking it) came in the form of several American native pictograms found in ruins of North Arizona, one in a cave at White Mesa and the other on a wall of a Navajo Canyon, showing a Crescent Moon just 2 degrees north of its present position on the morning of July 5, 1054 AD.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?Do you mean recently? The supernova SN 2008D was observed in 2008 by many people, including Dr. X.-Y. Wang of the Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. The supernova was in the constellation Lynx.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?It is called Messier 1, also the crab nebula, it is in Taurus the Bull.
Satan confused the crab nebula with the crab constellation (Cancer).
Easily done.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?Cancer.
The remnant of the supernova is popularly called the Crab Nebula.p411 unique baby boy names
Medieval Chinese chronicles contain a very intriguing account of a "guest star" near Zeta Tauri (present nomenclature) in July 4th in the year 1054 AD. All the details of the date resulted from recent research but not to be construed as if given by the Chinese. The precies account is
". . . . During the third month in the first year of the Chia-yu reign period [March 19 - April 17, 1056] the Director of the Astronomical Bureau said, 'The Guest Star' has become invisible , which is an omen of the departure of the guest'. Originally, during the fifth month of the first year of the Chih-ho reign period [it]appeared in the morning in the east guarding T'ien-Kuan. It was visible in the day like Venus, with pointed rays in all four directions. . .It was seen altogether for twenty-three days." [as a daylight object]
It was the first supernova (next was Tycho Brahe's of 1572 in Cassiopeia) with recorded hstory and precise dates. It is now known as 'Crab Nebula'. Messier has marked it as M1 in his catalogue of objects to be avoided in his search for Comets; but his list itself became a valuable guide of objects which are not stars.
Interestingly, a confirmation (without seeking it) came in the form of several American native pictograms found in ruins of North Arizona, one in a cave at White Mesa and the other on a wall of a Navajo Canyon, showing a Crescent Moon just 2 degrees north of its present position on the morning of July 5, 1054 AD.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?Do you mean recently? The supernova SN 2008D was observed in 2008 by many people, including Dr. X.-Y. Wang of the Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. The supernova was in the constellation Lynx.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?It is called Messier 1, also the crab nebula, it is in Taurus the Bull.
Satan confused the crab nebula with the crab constellation (Cancer).
Easily done.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?Cancer.
The remnant of the supernova is popularly called the Crab Nebula.
What constellation will jupiter be located in tonight?
i need an answer fastWhat constellation will jupiter be located in tonight?If you need an answer fast why don't you refer back to the same question that you posted earlier and has already been answered twice.What constellation will jupiter be located in tonight?Capricornus, where it's been for the whole of 2009. The outer planets don't move very fast.
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