On 15 Jan, 2012 By garyboyle@xplor...
The Mighty Hercules
In mythology, Hercules was known for his amazing courage and great strength. It is said this Greek warrior killed a lion with his bare hands. In the night sky, Hercules is the slayer of Hydra and was given an alternative name of Engonasin, meaning "on his knees" or "the Kneeler". To stargazers and astronomers, the asterism of Hercules consists of a dozen stars. However, our celestial strong man lacks significant star brightness and would hard press to identify this asterism from major light-polluted areas. The Kneeler is actually up sided down with his head pointing to the south and looks like a lopsided letter ‘H’. No less than 7 extrasolar planets have been found in this constellation. One of which is HD149026b
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