scorpius in English

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a large constellation (the Scorpion). It contains the red giant Antares.

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1. Arae definition: a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

2. Ara definition, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius

3. Ara definition: a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

4. Antares definition, a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius

5. In October 1967 when Scorpius X-1 was observed, an X-ray flare was detected.

6. Scorpius is one of the 48 Constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century

7. Arachnidans came from the constellation of Scorpius. (Like we came from the Draco constellation.) Scorpions and dragons

8. Acrab, also designated as β1 Scorpii (beta1 Scorpii), is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Scorpius

9. Beta (β) Scorpius, Acrab, is a triple, 2, 10, and 4, pale white and lilac star on the head of the Scorpion

10. The bright, greenish star on the right is Pi Scorpii, which marks one of the claws of the scorpion in the constellation Scorpius.

11. Scorpius is one of the Constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere.Its name is Latin for scorpion, and its symbol is (Unicode ♏)

12. Antares, Alpha Scorpii (α Sco) is a red supergiant and supernova candidate located at a distance of 550 ly from Earth in the constellation Scorpius

13. The northern zodiac Constellations – Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and Leo – are located in the eastern celestial hemisphere, while the southern – Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus and Aquarius – are found in the west

14. Antares, also called alpha Scorpii, is a prominent star in Scorpius (the Scorpion), a constellation that is visible in the southern night sky of most locations in the Northern Hemisphere

15. Scorpius shook his head, looking up with innocent eyes, ‘no, I Blewif a waspberry!’ What the fuck was a raspberry? ‘Why in Merlin’s name would you do that?’ he asked the child furiously.

16. Fixed star Acrab, Beta Scorpii, is a 2.6 magnitude triple, pale white and lilac star on the head of the Scorpion, Scorpius Constellation.The traditional name Acrab comes from the Arabic word العقرب (al-‘Aqrab}, which means The Scorpion, for the whole constellation.

17. Fixed star Antares, Alpha Scorpii, is a 1.0 magnitude, fiery red and emerald green star in the Heart of the Scorpion, Scorpius Constellation.The traditional name Antares, is from the Ancient Greek Άντάρης, which means anti-Ares, or the rival of Mars, because of it similar color to the red planet.

18. Ara (Latin: "the Altar"), the southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe and Norma, was (as Βωμός (Bōmǒs)) one of the Greek bulk (namely 48) described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union.