Bootes constellation. Optical image of the constellation Bootes,the herdsman. North is at top. It brightest star is Arcturus (Alpha Bootis,lower centre),which is the fourth brightest star in the sky. At upper right are some of stars in The Plough (part of the constellation Ursa Major,the great bear). At centre left is the small constellation Corona Borealis,the northern crown. This comprises an arc of stars with the bright star Alphecca,or Gemma,(Alpha Coronae Borealis) at its centre. These northern constellations are best observed in spring and summer from the northern hemisphere | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Slawik, Eckhard |
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