Capricornus

Capricornus ( or , Unicode: ♑), a name meaning "Horned Goat" or "That which has horns like a goat's" in Latin, is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is commonly called Capricorn, especially in astrology. It is commonly called the sea-goat, as it is in an area of the sky known as the Sea. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy. Under its modern boundaries it is bordered by Aquila, Sagittarius, Microscopium, Piscis Austrinus and Aquarius. Including:

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Capricornus (Latin) The 10th sign of the Zodiac (Makara in Sanskrit), considered, on account of its hidden meaning, the most important among the constellations of the mysterious Zodiac. it is fully described in the Secret Doctrine, and therefore needs but a few words more.

Whether, agreeably with exoteric statements, Capricornus was related in any way to the wet-nurse Amalthea who fed Jupiter with her milk, or whether it was the god Pan who changed himself into a goat and left his impress upon the sidereal records, matters little. Each of the fables has its significance.

Everything in Nature is intimately correlated to the rest, and therefore the students of ancient lore will not be too much surprised when told that even the seven steps taken in the direction of every one of the four points of the compass, or  - 28 steps - taken by the new-born infant Buddha, are closely related to the 28 stars of the constellation of Capricornus.

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This constellation is one of the oldest to have been identified, possibly the oldest, despite its dimness. Since it falls in an area of the sky known as the sea, it became considered a sea-goat (in the same sense as a sea-maiden). Depictions of a goat or goat-fish have been found on Babylonian tablets dating back three thousand years. The constellation may owe its antiquity to the fact that at that time, the northern hemisphere's Winter Solstice occurred while the sun was in Capricorn. The concern for the sun's rebirth might have rendered astronomical and astrological observation ...

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Capricornus, Capricornus - Notable features, Capricornus - History, Capricornus - Mythology, Capricornus - Astrology, Capricornus - Stars, Capricornus - Stars with planets

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Zeta Capricorni (abbr.: 34/ζ Cap) is a star in the constellation Capricornus. Its apparent magnitude is 3.74 and it is 122 light years away from earth. Other related archivesCapricornus, apparent magnitude

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Beta Capricorni (β Cap / β Capricorni) is a star in the constellation Capricornus. It also has the traditional name Dabih, which comes from the Arabic, meaning "butchers"). It is a binary star system. Due to their large angular distance of 205", these two stars can be resolved with binoculars. The main star has a stellar magnitude of 3.1, and is an orange star, with spectral class K. Its spectrum is difficult to interpret, however, it is believed to have a surface temperature of 4900 kelvins, a diameter of 35 times that o ...

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January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. January begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Capricorn and ends in the sign of Aquarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Sagittarius and ends in the constellation of Capricornus. January is named for Janus, the ...

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Alpha Capricorni (α Cap / α Capricorni). It also has the traditional names Algiedi or Al Giedi or Algedi or Giedi; however, Giedi is sometimes also associated with β Capricorni. It is an optical double star in the constellation Capricornus. The western star, α1 Capricorni, is about 1500 light years from the Earth. It has a 2005.5 right ascension of 20h17m57s and a declination of −12°29'31". Its apparent magnitude is 4.3, and it is of spectral type G3 Ib (yellow super ...

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Sagittarius (Latin for Archer, symbol , Unicode ♐) is a constellation of the zodiac, commonly depicted as a centaur drawing a bow. Sagittarius lies between Scorpius to the west and Capricornus to the east. Sagittarius - Notable features. The constellation's brighter stars (from left to right on the map: τ, ζ, σ, φ, λ, ε, δ, η and γ2 Sagittarii) form an easily recognizable asterism called the Teapot. The stars δ Sgr (Kaus Media), ε Sgr (Kaus Australis), ζ Sgr (Ascella), ...

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• Sagittarius - Mythology
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Aquarius (Latin for the Water-bearer or Cup-bearer, symbol , Unicode ♒) is the eleventh sign of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its symbol is , representing part of a stream of water. Aquarius is one of the oldest recognized constellations along the zodiac, the sun's apparent path. It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its profusion of watery constellations such as Cetus, Pisces, Eridanus, etc. Sometimes, the river Eridanus is depicted spilling from Aquarius' watering pot. ...

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February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is the shortest Gregorian month and the only month with the length of 28 or 29 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four (except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400). In other years the month has 28 days. February begins, astronomically speaking, with the sun in the constellation of Capricornus and ends with the sun in the constellation of Aquarius. Astrologically speaking, February begins with the sun in the s ...

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Aquila (Latin for Eagle; sometimes named the Vulture), is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, also mentioned by Eudoxus (4th cent. B.C.) and Aratus (3rd cent. B.C.). and now also part of the list of 88 constellations acknowledged by the IAU. It lies roughly at the celestial equator. The alpha star, Altair, is a vertex of the so-called "Summer Triangle". Ptolemy catalogued nineteen stars jointly in this constellation and in the constellation Antinous, which was named in the reign of the emperor H ...

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See VIRGO (physics) for a French-Italian project in physics. Virginids Mu Virginids Boötes Coma Berenices Leo Crater Corvus Hydra Libra Serpens Caput Virgo (Latin for virgin, symbol , Unicode ♍) is a constellation of the zodiac. Lying between Leo to the west and the Libra to the east, it is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It can be easily found through its bright α star, Spica. Including:

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May Librids Serpens Caput Virgo Hydra Centaurus (corner) Lupus Scorpius Ophiuchus Libra (Latin for balance, symbol , Unicode ♎) is a constellation of the zodiac. It is a fairly inconspicuous constellation and has no star of first magnitude, lying between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east. As the names of the brighter stars testify, it was at one point part of Scorpius' claws. Libra - Notable featu ...

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Aries (Latin for Ram, symbol , Unicode ♈) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It lies between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. Aries - Notable features. Aries' stars are rather faint except for α Ari (Hamal) and β Ari (Sharatan). Other important stars are γ Ari (Mesarthim) and δ Ari (Botein). Teegarden's star, in Aries, is one of our sun's closest neighbours. The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Aries, Aries Links on ...

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• Aries - Notable features
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• Aries - Notable and named stars

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Pisces (Latin for fish (plural), symbol , Unicode ♓) is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. Pisces - Mythology. The constellation resembles two roundish objects each of which is tied to the same point by a long length of string [1]. Generally the objects have been considered as fish, although since by including fainter stars visible to the naked eye, the strings themself take on the appearance of stick-figure bodies (with the roundish ...

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Geminids Rho Geminids Lynx Auriga Taurus Orion Monoceros Canis Minor Cancer Gemini (Latin for twins, symbol , Unicode ♊) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is part of the winter sky, lying between Taurus to the west and the dim Cancer to the east, with Auriga and the near-invisible Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south. The Gemini program is named for it. Gemini ...

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Leo (Latin for lion, symbol , Unicode ♌) is a constellation of the zodiac. Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east. Leo - Notable features. This constellation contains many bright stars, such as Regulus (α Leonis), the lion's heart; Denebola (β Leonis); and γ1 Leonis (Algieba). Many other fainter stars have been named as well, such as δ Leo (Zosma), θ Leo (Chort), κ Leo (Al Minliar al Asad ), λ Leo (Alterf), and (ο Leo (Subra). Regulus, η Leonis, and ...

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Jalarupa (Sanskrit). Lit., "water-body, or form". One of the names of Makara (the sign capricornus). It is one of the most occult and mysterious of the Zodiacal signs; it figures on the banner of Kama, god of love, and is connected with our immortal Egos. (See Secret Doctrine.)

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The best-known myth identifies Aquarius with Ganymede, a beautiful youth with whom Zeus fell in love, and whom he (in the guise of an eagle, represented as the constellation Aquila) carried off to Olympus to be cupbearer to the gods. Crater is sometimes identified as his cup. Aquarius generally resembles the figure of a man, and when considering fainter humanly visible stars, it takes on the image of a man with a bucket from which is pouring a stream. Aquarius was also identified as the pourer of the waters which flooded the earth in ...

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Aquarius, Aquarius - Notable deep sky objects, Aquarius - History, Aquarius - Mythology, Aquarius - Astrology, Aquarius - Notable and named stars

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The constellation's brighter stars (from left to right on the map: τ, ζ, σ, φ, λ, ε, δ, η and γ2 Sagittarii) form an easily recognizable asterism called the Teapot. The stars δ Sgr (Kaus Media), ε Sgr (Kaus Australis), ζ Sgr (Ascella), and φ Sgr form the body of the pot; λ Sgr (Kaus Borealis) is the point of the lid; γ2 (Alnasl) is the tip of the spout; and σ Sgr (Nunki) and τ Sgr the handle. [1] [2] α Sgr (Rukbat) isn't the brightest star of the constellation, having a magnitude of only 3.96. (It is not shown on the map as it is located b ...

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Sagittarius, Sagittarius - Notable features, Sagittarius - Notable deep-sky objects, Sagittarius - Mythology, Sagittarius - Astrology, Sagittarius - Notable and named stars

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