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    This document summarizes the 12 zodiac constellations: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. For each constellation, it provides the Latin name and symbol, location in the sky, and a brief description of its appearance or imagery. The zodiac constellations form an area along the ecliptic plane that is divided into 12 sections representing the signs of the zodiac.

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    This document summarizes the 12 zodiac constellations: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. For each constellation, it provides the Latin name and symbol, location in the sky, and a brief description of its appearance or imagery. The zodiac constellations form an area along the ecliptic plane that is divided into 12 sections representing the signs of the zodiac.

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    ZODIAC

    CONSTELLATIONS
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    Zodiac and Constellation

    Zodiac Constellation
     A belt of the heavens within about 8°  A group of stars that forms an
    either side of the ecliptic, including all imaginary outline or pattern on the
    apparent positions of the sun, moon, celestial sphere, typically representing
    and most familiar planets. an animal, mythological person or
    creature, a god, or an inanimate
     It is divided into twelve equal divisions
    object.
    or signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer,
    Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,
    Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces).
    Zodiac Constellations

    Zodiac constellations are


    constellations that lie along
    the plane of the ecliptic.
    The 12 Constellations in
    the Zodiac Family
    ARIES
     Located in the northern
    celestial hemisphere
    between Pisces to the west
    and Taurus to the east.
     Latin name: “Ram”
     Symbol: ♈ (representing a
    ram's horns)
     Mid-sized constellation,
    ranking 39th overall size,
    with an area of 441 square
    degrees (1.1% of
    the celestial sphere).
    TAURUS
     Large and prominent
    constellation in the
    northern hemisphere's
    winter sky
     Latin name: “Bull”
     Symbol: Bull's head
     First catalogued by the
    Greek astronomer
    Ptolemy in the 2nd
    century.
    GEMINI
     Prominent in the
    winter skies of the
    Northern Hemisphere
    and is visible the entire
    night in December-
    January.
     Latin name: “Twins”
     Symbol: ♊
    CANCER
     Medium-size
    constellation with an
    area of 506 square
    degrees
     Latin name: “Crab”,
    (commonly represented
    as one)
     Symbol: ♋
     Located at the center
    of the constellation is
    Praesepe (Messier 44)
    LEO
     Lying between Cancer
    the crab to the west and
    Virgo the maiden to the
    east
     Latin name: “Lion”
     Symbol: ♌
     One of the most easily
    recognizable due to its
    many bright stars and a
    distinctive shape that is
    reminiscent of the
    crouching lion it depicts.
    VIRGO
     Lying between Leo to the
    west and Libra to the east
     Second-largest
    constellation in the sky
     Largest constellation in the
    zodiac
     It can be easily found
    through its brightest
    star, Spica.
     Latin name: “Virgin”
     Symbol: ♍
    LIBRA
     Lies between Virgo to
    the west
    and Scorpius to the
    east
     Fairly faint, with no first
    magnitude stars
     Latin name: “Weighing
    Scales”
     Symbol: ♎
    SCORPIUS
     Ancient constellation that
    pre-dated the Greeks
     Lies between Libra to the
    west and Sagittarius to the
    east
     Large constellation
    located in the southern
    hemisphere near the
    center of the Milky Way.
     Latin name: “Scorpion”
     Symbol: ♏
    SAGITTARIUS
     Lies
    between Scorpius and O
    phiuchus to the west
    and Capricornus and Mic
    roscopium to the east.
     The center of the Milky
    Way lies in the
    westernmost part of
    Sagittarius
     Latin name: “Archer”
     Symbol: ♐ (a stylized
    arrow)
    CAPRICORN
     Located in an area of sky called
    the Sea or the Water, consisting
    of many water-related
    constellations such as
    Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus.
     Smallest constellation in the
    zodiac.
     Latin names: “Horned goat" or
    “Goat horn" or “Having horns like
    a goat's“
     Commonly represented in the
    form of a sea-goat: A mythical
    creature that is half goat, half fish
     Symbol: ♑
    AQUARIUS
     Found in a region often called the
    sea due to its profusion of
    constellations with watery
    associations
     Situated
    between Capricornus and Pisces
     One of the oldest of the
    recognized constellations along
    the zodiac (the Sun's apparent
    path)
     Latin name: “Water-carrier" or
    “Cup-carrier“
     Symbol: A representation of water
    PISCES
     Lies between Aquarius to
    the west and Aries to the
    east
     The ecliptic and
    the celestial
    equator intersect within
    this constellation and
    in Virgo
     Latin name: Plural for fish
     Symbol: ♓ (negative
    mutable sign)

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