Poor Ophiuchus. Nobody ever claims him as a birth sign, although the sun moves in front of his stars from about November 30 to December 18, every year. Keep the big guy company. Find Ophiuchus in your sky tonight! Read more.
What breed is he? is often the first question people ask about a dog. But the answer is often terribly inaccurate, said the author of a new genetic study of shelter dogs.
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View larger. | Dennis Schoenfelder in Alamosa County, Colorado, caught this image Sunday morning. He wrote: "I had not been able to get a look at the Sturgeon Moon due to clouds and this morning fog. The fog cleared just in time." View more photos.
The star Rasalhague marks the head of Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer. It's nowhere as bright as Antares, the star that depicts Scorpius the Scorpion’s beating heart. Read more.
