What constellation is October?

There are two constellations in October. Libra was born in 10 from June to June 23rd, and Scorpio was born in 10 from June 24th to June 3rd1day.

Libra, also translated as Libra (English name: Libra), was born in/kloc-0 from September 23rd to June 23rd. Located in the east of Virgo and the west of Scorpio, it is the seventh house of the zodiac.

Scorpio, the eighth house of the zodiac, lies in the east of Libra and the west of Sagittarius. Date of birth: 65438+1October 24th-165438+1October 22nd.

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The research history of Libra

The stars in Libra have been recognized since ancient times, but Ptolemy did not regard them as independent constellations. In Ptolemy, the star of Libra belongs to Scorpio's claw, Libra α is Scorpio's north claw, Libra β is Scorpio's south claw.

People regard the stars as a steelyard, symbolizing fairness. However, it was not until Caesar's time in 1 th century that the Romans discovered that when the sun moved to this constellation, it was around the autumnal equinox, and day and night were equally divided, so it was independently drawn.

The history of Scorpio research

The alpha star antares of Scorpio. The ancient Persians thought it was one of the four pillars to protect the celestial sphere. The ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy divided Scorpio into scorpion claw, north claw and south claw.

In addition, these three pillars are the alpha star of Ursa major, the alpha star of Leo, Xuanyuan XIV, and the alpha star of Taurus, Betelgeuse. In ancient astronomy in China, the three stars in Scorpio are called quotient stars, and the three stars in Orion's belt are called reference stars.