Serpens - Revision history

Sushoff at 12:52, 27 February 2026

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	[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	Serpens, The Snake, one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]] is divided in two parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), separated by [[Ophiuchus]]. Hence, these constellations form a super-constellation.		Serpens, The Snake, one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]] is divided in two parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), separated by [[Ophiuchus]]. Hence, these constellations form a super-constellation.<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
			In Greek times, the area of the Babylonian Harnesses was reinterpreted as serpent held by a strong man. This image, then, becomes the Serpent Carrier - Ophiuchus/ Serpentarius - associated with the Greek half-god Asklepios (Latin Aesculap).

	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
	see		see

	*		*[[ŠUDUN.ANŠE]]
	* ZA.BA4.BA4		* [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|ZA.BA<sub>4</sub>.BA<sub>4</sub>]]

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

Sushoff at 12:49, 27 February 2026

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	[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	~~One~~ of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		Serpens, The Snake, one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]] is divided in two parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), separated by [[Ophiuchus]]. Hence, these constellations form a super-constellation.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~The Greek constellation ...~~


	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===

	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
			see

			*
			* ZA.BA4.BA4

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

Sushoff: /* Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) */

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Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10)

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	\|		\|of those in the head the northern of the front ones
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	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|2 ~~2/3~~ hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|4 1/2 hours = 270 min = 67 1/2°
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Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

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Hipparchus

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	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

			====== Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) ======
			<blockquote>The Rising of ...</blockquote>
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			! colspan="2" \|east
			! colspan="2" \|south
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			!lam1
			!lam2
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			\|Lib 8
			\|Sgr 1/2
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			\|of those in the head the northern of the leading ones (iota)
			\|the one at the tip of the tail (theta)
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			\|duration
			\| colspan="4" \|4 1/2 hours = 270 min = 67 1/2 degree
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			====== Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) ======
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!
			! colspan="2" \|west
			! colspan="2" \|south
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			\| colspan="4" \|2 2/3 hours = 160 min = 40°
			\|}

			====== Stars Mentioned ======
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!
			!Greek
			!German
			!English
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			!lam_culm
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			\|Lib II Cap V §10
			\|rising, east, first
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			\|Lib II Cap V §10
			\|rising, east, last
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			\|Lib II Cap VI §2
			\|setting CrB, south, last
			\|Psc 13.5
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			\|Lib II Cap VI §13
			\|setting Aql, south, first
			\|Ari 2
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			\|Lib III Cap I §9
			\|rising Ori, south, last
			\|Psc 13
			\|}

	===== Geminos =====		===== Geminos =====

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Almagest Ὅφις. */

2026-02-06T10:45:41Z

Almagest Ὅφις.

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Sushoff at 13:36, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]

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Sushoff at 07:25, 18 April 2025

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	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===

			==== Babylonian ====

			==== Greco-Roman ====

			===== Aratos =====

			===== Eratosthenes =====

			===== Hipparchus =====

			===== Geminos =====

			==== Almagest ====
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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

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[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]].

==Etymology and History==
The Greek constellation ...

===Origin of Constellation===

===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

==Mythology==

==Weblinks==

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==References==

*[[References]] (general)
*[[References (Babylonian)]]
*[[References (Greco-Roman)|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]]

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