Are Capricorn and Ophiuchus adjacent constellations?

Shepherd and Ophiuchus are not adjacent constellations, separated by Ophiuchus.

1, the position of the shepherd

Capricorn is one of the 88 constellations in the whole day, which is located in the northeast of Virgo in the northern sky. It is about 30 degrees wide and 50 degrees deep. It stands out that arcturus is the fourth brightest star in the sky. You can't see the complete Capricorn in most parts of the southern hemisphere except the tropics. Capricorn is an eye-catching constellation in the northern hemisphere sky in spring and early autumn, and it reaches the fixed point around midnight on May 1 Sunday.

2, Ophiuchus position

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.

3. The location of Ophiuchus

Cancer is the only one of the 88 constellations in the whole day that is divided into two parts. Half of it is in the east of Ophiuchus, which is the tail of a giant snake, extending along the Milky Way to Altair. The other half is in the west of Ophiuchus, which is the head of the giant snake, next to Shepherd and North Crown.

The middle part of the snake is covered by the bottom of Ophiuchus clock. The head and tail of this giant snake were firmly grasped by the snake man, and the middle part became the belt of the snake man.

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Constellation myths and legends

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, the grumpy 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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