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Libra (the scales) is a constellationOrion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long). A constellation is a group of stars visibly related to each other in a particular configuration. In three-dimensional space, most of the stars of the zodiacThis article is about the astrological concept. For other uses, see zodiac (disambiguation The zodiac (from Greek zoon "animal") is an imaginary belt in the heavens extending approximately 8 degrees on either side of the Sun's apparent path (the ecliptic). It is a fairly inconspicuous constellation and has no starFor alternate meanings see star (disambiguation Hubble Space Telescope of the Sagittarius Star Cloud in the Milky Way Galaxy. A star is any massive gaseous celestial body in outer space. Stars appear as shining points in the nighttime sky that twinkle bec of first magnitude, lying between Virgo to the west and ScorpiusFor the fictional alien character Scorpius from Farscape see Scorpius (Farscape). For the James Bond novel by John Gardner, see Scorpius (novel). Scorpius (the scorpion) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. In western astrology it is known as Scorp to the east. As the names of the brighter stars testify, it was at one point part of Scorpius' claws.

1 Notable features

The brightest stars in Libra form a rectangle:

• α Librae, Zubenelgenubi ("southern claw"), a visual binary;
• β Librae, Zubeneschamali ("northern claw");
• γ Librae, Zubenelakrab ("scorpion's claw");
• σ Librae, an eclipsing variable.

α and β Librae are the scales' balance beam, and γ and σ are the weighing pans.

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