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Scorpio.

Constellation background:

Scorpio is the most prominent constellation in the zodiac. Between Libra and Sagittarius.

Scorpio symbol:? Center position: right ascension 16: 40, declination -36 degrees. Summer appears in the southern sky, and the scorpion's tail points to the southeast, between the snake head, Sagittarius and Libra. Alpha star (Antares) is a red star with a magnitude of 1. The open clusters M6 and M7 are visible to the naked eye, and 22 stars in the constellation are brighter than 4 stars.

At eight or nine o'clock in the summer evening, there is a bright star in the south, which is not very high from the horizon. It is Scorpio Alpha (Antares).

Scorpio is the most conspicuous constellation in summer. There are many bright stars in it, and there are more than 20 brighter than 4m. Scorpio is big and bright, with many stars, which can be said to be the representative of the summer night constellation. In addition, it is also a zodiac, so it is particularly eye-catching. However, Scorpio only occupies a short range of 7 on the ecliptic, which is the shortest ecliptic among the twelve constellations.

Scorpio is immersed in the vast galaxy from alpha star to long scorpion tail. Alpha is located in the scorpion's chest, so the west calls it "the heart of Scorpio". Interestingly, in ancient China, the alpha star of Scorpio was placed in the center of 28 nights, which was called "Antares". Astronomers from the East and the West happen to coincide here.

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Legend of China:

In ancient astronomy in China, Orion's belt Samsung is called Betelgeuse, Scorpio's body part Samsung is called Episode, and Scorpio's Alpha is called Antares. The story version of the ancients revolves around these stars.

It is said that Gao Xin, the great grandson of the Yellow Emperor, is Di Ku. He has two sons, the eldest son Kui Bo and the second son Shi Shen. When the two brothers were at odds, they fought. So Di Ku rushed Wei Xiao to Shangqiu to take charge of Shangxing (Antares II, Antares I and III). Zhixia, the stone exorcist, is the main star (the belt of Orion, Betelgeuse I, II and III).

But in any case, the enemies of Antares and Betelgeuse are forgeries. But Orion has the red giant Betelgeuse, which is 1 180 times the diameter of the sun, equivalent to three or four antares. What should I do? So Scorpio hides at the other end of the celestial sphere. When the hunter goes up, the scorpion will inevitably go down, and vice versa, until the white hair is eternal.

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