Zodiac Archives | Search Articles | Astronomy Trek Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:02:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Deep-Sky Objects in Sagittarius https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-sagittarius/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:50:10 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11888 Sagittarius is the 15th largest of the 88 recognized constellations and the 5th largest of the zodiac constellations, covering 867 square degrees of the southern sky. Its brightest star is Kaus Australis (Epsilon Sagittarii), a ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Scorpius https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-scorpius/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:39:18 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11872 Scorpius is the 33rd largest of the 88 recognized constellations and the 9th largest of the zodiac constellations, covering 497 square degrees of the southern sky. Its brightest star is Antares (Alpha Scorpii), a red ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Libra https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-libra/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:16:19 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11861 Libra is the 29th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the 7th largest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 538 square degrees of the southern sky. It is also the only ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Virgo https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-virgo/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:57:22 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11840 Virgo is the second-largest of the 88 recognized constellations and the largest of the zodiac constellations, covering about 1,294 square degrees of sky. Its brightest star is Spica (Alpha Virginis), a multiple-star system with a ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Leo https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-leo/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:37:18 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11811 Leo is the 12th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the 3rd biggest zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 947 square degrees of the northern celestial hemisphere. The brightest star in Leo is ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Cancer https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-cancer/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:42:25 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11798 Cancer is the 31st biggest constellation, and in terms of zodiacal constellations is the faintest, as well as 9th smallest, taking up an area of 506 square degrees of the northern sky. The brightest star ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Gemini https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-gemini/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:28:47 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11780 Gemini is the 30th largest of the 88 recognized constellations and the 8th largest of the zodiac constellations, covering about 514 square degrees of the northern sky. Its brightest star is Pollux (Beta Geminorum), an ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Taurus https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-taurus/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:31:39 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11758 Taurus is the 10th largest of the 88 recognized constellations and the 6th largest of the zodiac constellations, covering about 797 square degrees of the northern sky. Its brightest star is Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), an ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Aries https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-aries/ Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11749 Aries is the 39th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the second smallest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of just 441 square degrees of the sky. The brightest star in the ...

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]]> Deep-Sky Objects in Pisces https://www.astronomytrek.com/deep-sky-objects-in-pisces/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:14:26 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=11723 Pisces is the 14th biggest constellations in the night sky, and the 4th biggest of the zodiac constellations, taking up an area of 889.417 square degrees of the northern sky, between latitudes +90° and -65°. ...

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