Wolf:
The first constellation is the wolf because it is the center of the Zodiac Leuques Nancy.
The Wolf is an old constellation. To the Greeks, it was an animal that the Centaur was impaled on his spear. It was of course part of the constellations listed by Ptolemy in his Almagest. It lies between the Scorpion and the Centaur and contains eight stars brighter than magnitude four.
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Cerf:
Since prehistoric times, the role of religious and magical deer is attested in all Eurasia. Mythical ancestor, the animal is in fact anything that relates to the tradition Hyperborean important, the one Indo-Europeans have inherited; also seen associated in the legends to a source, a vase, to the Grail. For the same reason, it appears as an attribute of all the characters, connected to the cosmos, have access to the mysteries of the origins and beyond. Yet the Nordic people did not have the exclusivity of the mythology of the deer; 6000 years BC, its theme already adorned the caves of south-west of our continent, and deer antlers covered the graves in Brittany Teviec .
In the Edda the deer is in contact with the god Odin and the World Tree, the deer has a role psychopomp his solar character is attested by the Russians, a golden deer is known in India, etc. ...
The young deer's first wooden door at age 15 months, they are simple daggers about 20 cm in length. In subsequent years, animals have antlers forked. The young deer sometimes symbolized rebirth, resurrection plant spring.
adult deer lose their antlers in February and then they push to reach their maximum development during the rut begins in late September. These woods are then stripped and ready to serve as defensive and offensive weapon. The deer
Europe is characterized by the appearance of his antlers terminals forming a sort of crown. That's probably why, in the Celtic world, deer, majestic fort also was related to the sun. But this extraordinary antlers are particularly developed in autumn when the animal reaches the peak of his power, while the vegetation is to die for regeneration, Cerf solar symbolized this season, and the spiritual world, as opposed to Taurus lunar spring and power-generating physical life. In addition, this crown which is renewed annually also seems an image of death and rebirth, transformation cycle, hence the role of deer already psychopomp symbol of autumn and sunset.
Formerly, a constellation of deer occupying the space of our current constellation of Libra and Scorpio.
the IV th millennium BC, when the Taurus indicated the spring, the deer marked fall. At the time of the heyday of the Celtic civilization, the sun entered the constellation of deer during the festival of Samhain. is why the animal also symbolizes the west and, by extension, the knowledge associated with that direction in space, west of the Ancestors and disappeared back to basics. In mythology, the subject of deer hunting evokes the quest for knowledge, but the conquest or reconquest of the West, secret goal of many Indo-European migrations.
As the bull sacrificed to the forces of nature, deer, king of the fall, became a messenger sent to the powers of the Other World, those of life underground vegetation that will rebound in the spring under the sign of Taurus, also those from the world of heroes and the dead who lie beneath the mounds and islands of the West.
North of the zodiacal constellation of deer, the Great Goddess, Arianrhod for the Welsh, was placed in the Northern Crown. Since polar throne, she looks at the Three Mothers of the Pleiades Taurus look of spring.
The Big Dog:
The constellation Canis Major is one of the oldest constellations, due to the presence of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Close the ecliptic, it is visible only a few months each year at latitudes near 45 ° north. It was around the summer solstice (June 21) it is not visible. For other dates, it is visible or very early morning (late summer - early autumn) or overnight (late fall early winter) or evening (late winter early spring).
Over the mythology, the dog of the hunter Acteon, who surprised Diana bathing, was turned into one of the dogs of the hunter Orion. This arrangement will be resumed under the name "al-Kalb al-Akbar", the Big Dog, by Arab astronomers. For older
Civilization, the rise of Big Dog and his brilliant star Sirius coincided with the beginning of summer. So the Dog (Canis, in Latin), coupled with the arrival of hot weather, gave birth to our word "heatwave". In ancient Egypt, the heliacal rising of Sirius (or Sothis, splendor) was herald of the Nile floods.
Observation Period: February
Perseus
The constellation Perseus is old. Already listed by Ptolemy in his Almagest in the first century, it is supposed to represent Perseus, the hero of Greek mythology who rescued Andromeda.
Observation Period: November
Gemini:
Gemini is a constellation of the zodiac through which the Sun June 20 to July 20. In the order of the zodiac, the constellation Taurus is between west and east Cancer weak.
It is surrounded by the Mark and the Lynx barely visible to the north and the Unicorn and the little dog in the south.
Two stars of the constellation are named after the legend of twins: Castor (Α Geminorum) and Pollux (β Geminorum).
Gemini is also a sign of the zodiac corresponding to the 30 ° sector of the ecliptic through which the Sun from May 21 to June 20
For the Greeks, the constellation of Gemini was Castor and Pollux, the twin brothers of Helen of Troy. The Romans saw Romulus and Remus.
The constellation of Gemini can identify from the great bear: the diagonal of the Big Dipper points to Pollux, and this alignment is extended on the diagonal of Orion.
Conversely, Gemini can identify from Orion: The alignment between Rigel and Betelgeuse passes by the foot of Gemini (Almeisan or Alhena, γ Gem) and points to Pollux.
The two brightest stars in the constellation represent the twins as Jupiter (or Zeus) was Leda: the Dioscuri Castor and Pollux. They were among the Argonauts who went to conquer the Golden Fleece on the ship Argo. To distinguish
Castor Pollux, we must remember that Castor is on the side of Capella (Auriga α) or that Pollux is also closest to Procyon (α the Little Dog).
Observation Period: January
This explains why Janus-Hermes it is a door s'oberve in January, beginning of year.
Taurus:
Taurus is a constellation of the zodiac through which the Sun of May 14, 2007 to June 22, 2007. In the order of the zodiac, the constellation is located between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east.
Taurus is also a sign of the zodiac corresponding to the 30 ° sector of the ecliptic through which the Sun from April 20 to May 20
zodiacal Constellation remarkable supposed to represent the head and forequarters of a bull. It was listed by Ptolemy and is perhaps one of the oldest constellations. The brightest star is of magnitude 1 and is called Aldebaran. It seems to belong to the Hyades cluster. It is in fact to the stars of this cluster. There are a total of fourteen stars of magnitude greater than 14. The Pleiades cluster and the Crab Nebula are also within the constellation.
Being a constellation of the Zodiac, with its characteristic cluster, a constellation Taurus is very old.
In Greek mythology, Taurus correspond to the bovine form is used by Zeus in order to commit the rape of Europe, or the bull White sent by Poseidon to Minos. In Greek mythology, this constellation represents the metamorphosis of Zeus used to remove the daughter of the king of Phoenicia: Europe.
The Egyptians saw in the bull Apis, the god of the Nile.
A large constellation of prominent winter sky of the northern hemisphere, the Bull is situated between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east. Auriga and Perseus are located north, Cetus and Eridanus in the southeast, and Orion in the southeast. Within the Zodiac
Leuques Taurus is situated between Aries and Gemini South to North. Perseus is located in the East. The positions are reversed which is perfectly normal for the projection principle constellation on the ground running. They must be reversed!
The Pleiades
The Pleiades are not a constellation, but rather an open cluster bringing together seven main stars, and part of the constellation Taurus. Observed
already since ancient times, the Pleiades have a shape that is reminiscent of the Little Dipper. This cluster is composed of stars such as "blue giant" very young that contain about two thousand.
Only six or seven are observable the naked eye. Their name in descending order of brightness: Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta, Pleione, Celaeno and Asterope.
All is surrounded by a cloud of gas and dust that sometimes makes the observation difficult. You can use a pair of binoculars to observe the main stars behind the cloud of gas.
This set is at a distance of 450 light years.
Aries:
Aries is a constellation of the zodiac is traversed by the Sun from April 19 to May 13 In the order of the zodiac, the constellation lies between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east.
Aries is also a sign of the zodiac corresponding to the 30 ° sector of the ecliptic through which the Sun from March 21 to April 19. In this sense it is used for tracking moving planets, still used in astrology.
In Greek mythology, this constellation represents the ram whose golden fleece inspired the saga of Jason.
It seems that the Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, and Egyptians have all called this constellation "Aries". This constellation was
also the first constellation of the Zodiac when it was established more than 2000 years because of the precession of the equinoxes, the vernal equinox was then located in the Ram (it is now in Pisces).
The north of this constellation was named Boreal fly until the nineteenth century. Its main star was 41 Arietis (which explains the absence of Greek letters to designate this star).
She cue from his surroundings: south of Perseus and Andromeda, and west of the bull.
Observation Period: October
The Great Bear:
The Big Dipper is the third largest constellation in the sky. It contains the "Big Dipper", one of the best known constellations in the northern hemisphere.
It is easily recognizable by the form of pan that make up its seven brightest stars. The Big Dipper is a circumpolar constellation for observers located above 41 degrees north latitude and it never seems to sleep. In Greek, the word bears arktos said.
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One the best known constellations of northern sky and the third in order of importance in this region. It includes nineteen stars brighter than magnitude 4. The seven main stars form an asterism known by different names in The Plough, The Big Dipper and the Chariot of David. The two stars, Merak and Dubhe, located in the Plough are called the "Pointers," because the line that connects points to Polaris, the Pole Star. Ursa Major is one of the oldest constellations listed by Ptolemy (ca. 140 AD). It contains a group of galaxies in the local supercluster, which includes the spiral galaxy average luminosity M81
Observation Period: March
With Gemini, Canis Major, Taurus, Perseus, Ursa Major constellations we get in winter.
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The Lyre :
constellation Lyra is an old one. The ancient civilizations of the Middle East and India saw a vulture. Greek astronomers saw a lyre (or rather a "kithara") and star charts of the most the old are generally held in the claws of a vulture.
In the form of a vulture, this constellation was the hook to the legend of Hercules, for his sixth labor, killed the birds of Lake Stymphalus. The constellation is also close to the Swan and the Eagle.
The lyre would for its part, the musical instrument of Orpheus.
Symbolizing the musical instrument offered by Hermes to Orpheus, the lyre is also called the "turtle shell" or "closed-winged eagle (Al Nasr Al Waki, as opposed to" the Eagle flying "Al Nasr al Tair, our constellation Eagle's current). This is the Arabic name that is the name of its brightest star Vega.
The Chinese preferred to see a weaver (Vega) separated from her lover (Altair) a river (the Milky Way).
Location of the constellation:
The constellation is immediately recognizable in its form: Vega is a bright star, which is recognized by its association with the two fainter stars (mag 3) β and γ Lyr, all clearly evoking a golf club. When visibility is best, Vega is at the forefront a small "V" which recalls his name.
a longer distance, the constellation is on the roster that part of the Big Dipper, the diagonal N-NE of the "pot". This alignment passes through the heart of the dragon and its head, to come and touch Vega, Altair and then later the Eagle.
Vega is one of the summits of the great Summer Triangle, easily recognizable by itself.
Observation Period: July
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