What kind of constellation is Ophiuchus?

Ophiuchus is one of the zodiac signs. Seen from the earth, Ophiuchus is located to the south of Ursa major, to the north of Scorpio and Sagittarius, and to the west of the Milky Way.

Ophiuchus is the only constellation connected with another constellation Ophiuchus. At the same time, Ophiuchus is the only constellation that spans the celestial equator, the Milky Way and the ecliptic.

Ophiuchus is big and wide, rectangular, and the equator of the celestial sphere passes through this rectangle diagonally. Although Ophiuchus spans a short galaxy, the center of the Milky Way is Sagittarius, not far from Ophiuchus. The Milky Way has a prominent part here, forming the widest area of the Milky Way. Latitude variation lies in+80 and? You can see it between 80.

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Ophiuchus myth

Asclepius, holding the serpent in his hands, is the god of medicine, the son of Apollo and Koronis. When Colonis was killed by the golden bird, the snake man tried to save her life. Later, Hades (called Pluto by the Romans) knew that he had violated the dogma, so he killed Asclepius with lightning.

Zeus added him to the constellation, and Ophiuchus was born. After Asclepius's death, he was even more respected. For a temple he built in urs, Yepita, there are always long queues of patients who come to ask for help. Those patients went to the temple to support him and pray for him. Then when they fall asleep, Asclepius will appear in their dreams and tell them how to cure their diseases.

Asclepius became Ophiuchus with a snake in his hand, because Asclepius used snake venom as a medicine before his death.

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