Thursday, December 10, 2015




















The constellation pictured is known as Bootes. The brightest stars in this constellation form a cone shape. Bootes is also referred to as the Herdsmen. The name Bootes comes from a Sumerian word the means "man who drove the great cart." "The Great Cart" is said to be the Big Dipper. The star, Arcturus, which is the fourth brightest star in the night sky. This star is about twenty times bigger than the sun. Researchers, have reported that Arcturus is coming to the end of its life. Bootes was first categorized by the second century astronomer Ptolemy. Bootes is the thirteenth largest constellation. It is located in the third quadrant of the northern hemisphere. Bootes contains five stars. There are three known meteor showers associated with the constellation Bootes: January Bootids, the June Bootid, and Quadrantids. Bootes has a galaxy associated with it called the Bootes Dwarf Galaxy, which is a spheroidal galaxy. 
http://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/bootes-constellation/

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