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=__** Ophiuchus ** __= =The Serpent Bearer= = First, I think some content on your page was cut and pasted, which is a no-no. I would like to have seen more on the deep sky objects, especially graphics because you have some pretty cool stuff in your constellation. The information you have is all jumbled together and it's hard to comprehend when it's like that. Finally, I took some points off because you didn't actually present this to the class. Overall, it was good! = = = Deep Sky Objects There is six Messier objects in Ophiuchus: M9,M10,M14,M19,M107 and M62 M9 (NGC 6333) It is the smallest of this group, it is considered to be about 26,000 light years away. M10 (NGC 6254) &M12(NGC 6218) These two are nearly identical globular clusters. M14 (NGC 6402) It needs a 20-cm telescope to resolve; it’s more condensed than the preceding two and slightly fainter. M19 (NGC 6273) Is another very dense cluster, usually described as "oblate", meaning it’s a bit egg- shaped. Its about 25,000 light years away. M62 (NGC 6266) This is another non- circular globular cluster, a little brighter than M19. M107 (NGC 6171) Is the faintest of the bunch and quite small. B78 Also known as the "Pipe Nebula", it is a dark nebula. Bernards’s Star is the most rapidly moving star relative to the solar system, It is the second closest star to us, at a distance of 5.91 light years .It is a red dwarf and is not easily found. This star has led observers to suggest the possibility that one or more planets orbits the star. Nebula’s In Ophiuchus NGC 6369" The Little Ghost Nebula " 2,000-5,000 light years. Also it is a Planetary Nebula .It is called that because it appears to be a small, ghostly cloud. __NGC 6572__ Planetary Nebula, 2,470 light years .it is in the eastern region of Ophiuchus. IC 4665 990 light years, open cluster , started forming over 40 million years ago, easily visible. __LDN 1773__ Dark Nebula, Diffused Nebula

Galaxy In Ophiuchus NGC 6384



Mythology

According to the mythology associated with this constellation, Ophiuchus was Asclepius who was God of medicine and son of Apollo. Asclepius was raised by a centaur named as Chiron. Asclepius learned the art of healing and medicine from Chiron. According to legend, King Minos of Crete sent for Asclepius in order to save his son who had fallen into a jar of honey. However, by the time Asclepius could reach there, the boy had drowned and was dead. At the same time, Asclepius saw a snake approaching towards him. He moved quickly and killed the snake with his stick. A short time later, another snake arrived with a herb in its mouth. The snake placed the herb on the body of the dead snake which brought it back to life. On seeing this, Asclepius placed the same herb on the dead boy and he too was brought back to life!Now, with this action, the God of underworld, Hades was angered due to loss of a soul and hence, he informed the King of Gods and his brother Zeus about the same. Zeus stuck Asclepius with his thunderbolt and killed him instantly. Apollo was deeply sorrowed by the death of his son and complained to Zeus. Zeus in turn pacified him by placing Asclepius in the sky in the form of the constellation.

Facts

Ophiuchus was located the 17 of April of 1982 at the age of 14 years from the Majorcan locality of Inca, Spain. This is one of the 13 constellations that both our sun and earth pass through. The months it is visable through are November 30- December 17. The approximate distance to the constellation from earth is about 47 light years. Ophiuchus has more globular clusters than any other constellation. Ophiuchus extends into the Milky Way Ophiuchus is the 13th sign of Zodiac

Stars

Cebalrai ( Beta) Yed Prior (Delta) left hand of Ophiuchus Yed Posterior (Epsilon) left hand Sabik (Eta) left knee Marfic (Lambda) left elbow Ras Alhague ( Alpha) forehead Han near the left knee Sinistra left hand Kappa

Star Information

Cebalrai mag. 2.8, Orange Giant , K Yed Prior mag. 2.7, Yellow Giant, K Yed Posterio r mag. 3.2, Yellow Giant , B Sabik mag. 2.4, Blue- White main sequence, A Ras Alhaque mag, 2.1, White main- sequence , A Sinistra mag, 3.5 , fixed star, K Gamma mag. 3.7, Blue- White main sequence, A Zeta mag. 2.5, Blue main sequence,O Kappa mag. 3.2 Variable Star, K Pictures White mai sequence, A Ras Alhague

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