8.4 What is a constellation?

Leo, the fifth house of the zodiac, was born from July 23rd to August 22nd, located in the east of Cancer and west of Virgo. What is the symbol of the Lion Palace? Represents the head, body and tail of a lion.

Leo (Latin: Leo, astronomical symbol:? ) One of the zodiac signs, with an area of 946.96 square degrees, accounting for 2.296% of the whole day. Among the 88 constellations in the whole day, this region ranks 12. There are 52 stars with Leo brightness greater than 5.5, the brightest star is Xuanyuan XIV (Leo α), and the apparent magnitude is 1.35. On the night of March 1 every year, Leo center passes through the transit.

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meteor shower

Every year in June165438+1mid-October, especially in the nights of June 14 and June 15, a large number of meteors will appear near ζ star with question marks written on Leo. This is the famous Leonid meteor shower. Since at least 902 AD, the meteor shower in the middle of 165438+ 10 will be accompanied by the return of Comet Temple-Tuttle, with a period of about 33 years.

As early as 93 1 year, China recorded its heyday in the Five Dynasties. At the peak of 1833, meteors exploded near zeta star like fireworks, with tens of thousands of them every hour. Therefore, the next night, a farmer hurried outside to see if all the stars in the sky had fallen out.

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