The goals of this lab are to observe the constellations in the night sky. We are to us the internet or any other resources of our choice to research the history of the constellations. I decided to do research over Libra, which means the Scales or Balance. It is also one of my favorite constellations because it is also my zodiac sign. Libra has three really bright stars and they are Alpha Librae, Beta Librae, and Gamma Librae. The three stars can be seen at the upper part of the scales that links the two balance beams. After conducting research, I found this constellation to be a symbol that stood for equality and it represented Justice in various Middle eastern countries. The Greeks had a different view of Libra. They believed that the
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Hydra is the largest of the 88 constellations and lies in the southern hemisphere. Hydra’s head is located at the bottom of the constellation Cancer and its tail lies between Centaurus and Libra (which is the constellation stated above). Hydra’s story concerns Heracles like several other constellations. After Heracles, killed Nemean Lion he set out to find the Hydra. Athene helped Heracles find this outrageous seven headed monster. They fight each other and soon Heracles puts the monster to his death. Heracles became the subservient to Eurystheus. This constellation is best seen in March and April. It has tons of major stars including; Alpha Hydrae, Gamma Hydrae, Zeta Hydrae, etc. Hydra has a few sky objects entwined within it, which gives it such its magical meaning. It is one amazing creation! I have researched the constellations Libra and Hydra and they both play an important role in the night sky; just like all the others. Both of them have amazing facts that I never knew about them and once I began doing my research over them I found mind blowing facts and myths. It was amazing to me how people from our past made up these stories about each little group of stars in the
Hydra is the largest of the 88 constellations and lies in the southern hemisphere. Hydra’s head is located at the bottom of the constellation Cancer and its tail lies between Centaurus and Libra (which is the constellation stated above). Hydra’s story concerns Heracles like several other constellations. After Heracles, killed Nemean Lion he set out to find the Hydra. Athene helped Heracles find this outrageous seven headed monster. They fight each other and soon Heracles puts the monster to his death. Heracles became the subservient to Eurystheus. This constellation is best seen in March and April. It has tons of major stars including; Alpha Hydrae, Gamma Hydrae, Zeta Hydrae, etc. Hydra has a few sky objects entwined within it, which gives it such its magical meaning. It is one amazing creation! I have researched the constellations Libra and Hydra and they both play an important role in the night sky; just like all the others. Both of them have amazing facts that I never knew about them and once I began doing my research over them I found mind blowing facts and myths. It was amazing to me how people from our past made up these stories about each little group of stars in the