Serpens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Serpens is a constellation. Its name is Latin for snake, and it is unique among the modern constellations in being split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and...
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Serpens is a particularly annoying constellation for people like me who try to catagorize them. Although it is officially one constellation, it is actually split into two distinct, disjoint areas of the sky which are divided by the constellation Ophiuchus.
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Serpens is a constellation that is connected physically with Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer. Ophiuchus was a famous healer and the serpent coils around his head and shoulders. Serpens Caput is the head of the serpent, while serpens cauda is the tail.
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starryskies.com/The_sky/constellations/serpens.html
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The story behind the name: Serpens, the Latin word for serpent, is the only constellation divided into 2 parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail). The two parts wind around the figure of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing and medicine.
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This constellation is unique among all others. It is the only one, which consists of two parts: Serpens Caput, the Head of the Serpent and Serpens Cauda, ...
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The constellation Scutum is shown in the center of the image and Serpens Cauda right above ( see lines). Below is a part of Sagittarius. The constellation Serpens is divided into two parts: Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda, the head and the tail of the serpent.
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www.allthesky.com/constellations/scutum/
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The constellation Serpens is divided into the two parts Serpens Cauda (the tail) and the here shown Serpens Caput (the head). In between is Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. Nevertheless it is fixed by the IAU that both parts of Serpens join to one constellation.
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www.allthesky.com/constellations/serpens/
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The name of the constellation seems to have been identified with the god Aesculapius, expert in the arts of medicine, plants, and the healing powers of different herbs. Aesculapius was the son of Apollo and Coronis and was educated by the centaur Chiron (now the constellation Sagittarius). ... The Constellation ; Serpens...
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This ancient constellation is the only one to be broken into two separate pieces. The snake Serpens is often combined with the constellation of Ophiuchus, ... The constellation of Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda can be found around that of Ophiuchus, they can both be located just above Scorpius, the scorpion...
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