Three constellations on the ecliptic actually look almost like what they are supposed to be: Leo, Scorpius, and Taurus. Those probably go back to 5000 BCE if not earlier. By 1200 BCE, other constellations had been mapped by civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China.
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| 22 January 2023 05:30 AM CST |
The Romans were obsessive about order. Conforming with 12 inches to the foot, and 12 ounces to the pound, and 12 gods of Olympus, they created 12 zodiac constellations. The Claws of Scorpius became Libra.
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| Corvus 4 May 2021 23:00 to 23:20 Hours |
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| Corvus 6 May 2022 22:12 Hours CDT |
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| Scorpius 14 July 2015 22:43 to 22:48 CDT |
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| Zuben Elgenubi 01 Feb 2021 05:35 to 06:00 CST |
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| Xi Scorpii 19 June 2022 23:30 CDT |
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| Xi Scorpii 19 June 2022 23:30 CDT |
In The Odyssey, the hero is told to steer his raft by the Bear who looks at Orion. The Bear, Calypso says, is also known to others as the Wagon.
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