Capricorn constellation in the zodiac is one of the 88 modern constellations bordered by Aquila, Sagittarius, Microscopium, Piscis Austrinus and Aquarius. It is pictorially depicted as a sea-goat, it being a mythical creature that is half goat and half fish.
The constellation is located in an area of sky called the Sea or Water where other [...]
Constellation Sagittarius in the zodiac lies in between Ophiuchus and Capricornus, Ophiuchus lying to its west and Capricornus to the east. It is pictorially depicted as a stick-figure archer drawing its bow, with the fainter stars shaping its horse body.
The constellation’s brighter stars Tau Sagittarii, Zeta Sagittarii, Sigma Sagittarii, Phi Sagittarii, Lambda Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii, [...]
Scorpius constellation in the zodiac lies in between those of Libra and Sagittarius, Libra lying to its west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a very large constellation in the southern hemisphere located near the center of the Milky Way.
Scorpius comprises quite a few bright stars, including Antares, Graffias, Dschubba, Sargas, Shaula, Jabbah, Girtab, [...]
Libra constellation in the zodiac lies in between those of Virgo and Scorpius, Virgo lying to its west and Scorpius to the east. It is not a very bright constellation as there are no first magnitude stars in it.
The brightest stars in Libra form a quadrangle and are named alpha Librae, beta Librae, gamma Librae, [...]
Constellation Virgo in the zodiac lies in between those of Leo and Libra, Leo lying to its west and Libra to the east. Being the second largest constellation, you can easily spot it with the help of its brightest star Spica.
To spot Spica in the zodiac, just follow the curve of the Big Dipper to [...]
Leo constellation in the zodiac lies in between those of Cancer and Virgo, Cancer lying to its west and Virgo to the east. Leo contains many bright galaxies, of which Messier 65, Messier 66, Messier 95, and Messier 96 are the most famous, the first two being part of the Leo Triplet.
The Leo Ring, a [...]
Cancer constellation in the zodiac lies in between those of Gemini and Leo, Gemini lying to its west and Leo to the east. To the north lies Lynx, whereas its south is studded with Canis Minor and Hydra.
Cancer is a small constellation with faint stars in it named Acubens (meaning the claws in Arabic), Al [...]
Gemini constellation in the zodiac lies in between those of Taurus and Cancer, Taurus lying to its west and Cancer to the east. To the north lie Auriga and Lynx, whereas its south is studded with Monoceros and Canis Minor.
Gemini in Latin means twins linking itself to the story of the twins named Castor and [...]
Taurus constellation in the zodiac is one of its largest and the most prominent constellations. The name is Latin for bull, with its symbol representing the head of a bull.
You can see the Taurus constellation in the northern hemisphere’s winter sky between the Aries constellation and the Gemini constellation, Aries lying to its [...]
Mythology of Aries the Ram comes from the ancient Greece, which states that the animal representing the first constellation of the zodiac was having the Golden Fleece that was always anxiously sought by Jason and the Argonauts.
Mercury had presented the ram to Nephele when her husband, the king Athamus of Boetia married Ino as [...]