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| name | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpens | skybber | 2021-07-25 07:50:39.484925 | skybber | 2021-07-25 07:50:39.485150 |
The constellation of Equator, which in summer rises in our country all above the horizon. It is the only one of the 88 constellations that is divided: it is formed by two separate parts: the Head and the Tail of the Serpent, between which lies Hades. Yet the Serpent is listed as a single constellation. The two parts of the constellation are situated around the celestial equator and at first glance might appear to be similar in many ways. However, the opposite is true. The head of the Serpent is further away from the Milky Way and is therefore rich in extragalactic objects - galaxies, but most of them are relatively faint. Of the few globular clusters, M5 stands out, competing with M13 for the title of the most beautiful globular cluster in the northern sky. The tail of the Serpent lies virtually inside the Great Rift, which divides the Milky Way into two streams. Mainly due to its dark dust clouds, this part contains fewer of the open clusters and nebulae we are used to seeing when observing constellations located in the Milky Way's rich fields. However, one object is exceptional - the Eagle Nebula, an emission complex within which lies an open cluster.
