Leo the Lion is a zodiac constellation that looks as much like what it is supposed to be as any star grouping named by the ancients. This doesn't mean that it is the most apparent object in the night sky, but once you find where it is you will definitely see a lion without using too much imagination. One of the easiest to visualize asterisms, or stars that form a familiar shape, lies within Leo, as well as a couple of bright stars that have names.The Zodiac is the name of the virtual belt in which the planets, Sun, and Moon appear to move about the sky. In reality, the planets and their respective moons (most of them anyway) orbit the Sun about the same plane. Because the orbits of the planets are not on a perfect plane, the Zodiac band is 16° wide - 8° on either side of the ecliptic.
December 19, 2011
Leo
Leo the Lion is a zodiac constellation that looks as much like what it is supposed to be as any star grouping named by the ancients. This doesn't mean that it is the most apparent object in the night sky, but once you find where it is you will definitely see a lion without using too much imagination. One of the easiest to visualize asterisms, or stars that form a familiar shape, lies within Leo, as well as a couple of bright stars that have names.
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