Ophiuchus constellation. Optical image of the constellation Ophiuchus,the snake bearer. North is at top. The Milky Way runs through the constellation at lower left. The head of the snake bearer is represented by the bright blue star Ras Alhague (Alpha Ophiuchi) at upper left. Part of the zodiacal constellation Scorpius is at lower right,and the brightest part of the Milky Way at lower left is in the constellation Sagittarius. The Sun passes through Ophiuchus in December each year,but it is not included in the twelve zodiacal constellations. The Milky Way is the band of light crossing the sky formed from the millions of stars in the plane of our galaxy | |
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