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Aries- The Ram  Right Ascension: 3 hours
Declination: 20 degrees
Visible between latitudes 90 and -60 degrees
Best seen in December (at 9:00 PM) Aries is the legendary Ram that carried Phrixus to the safety of the shores of
the Black Sea. The tale begins in the city of Thessaly. Helle and Phrixus were the children of the King of Thessaly who were beaten by their stepmother.
Hermes, the messenger of the gods, fearing the safety of the children sent a ram to take them to safety. During the children's escape from Thessaly, Helle
fell into a strip of water between Asia and Europe. The river is now named Hellespont in her honor. The ram was later sacrificed by Phrixus and its
fleece was given to a dragon for safekeeping. This is the same Golden Fleece that the Argonauts recovered later.
HAMAL |
(Alpha Ari) |
Sharatan |
(Beta Ari) |
Mesarthim |
(Gamma 2 Ari) |
Botein |
(Delta Ari) |
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