Bootes

__ **Boötes** __ **__Pronounced: //Boh-Oh'-Teez//__** __**~About~The~Star~**__  **Canis Venactici is his herd dogs that help him keep the bears away from people and to keep them from harm. The dog’s names are Asterion and Chara. They aid  **Bo ötes **in protecting the other constellations.** **Translation of Bo **** ö ****tes is the bear driver. **** Boötes was also recognized by Homer in "The Odyssey" about three millennia ago. **
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__**~Location~Of~The~Star~ **__ Declination~ Thirty Degrees Visible between~ Latitude ninety degrees and fifty degrees Best seen in~ June at 9:00 P.M. **
 * Right Ascension~Fifteen hours

__**~Culture~And~Star~Notes~**__ Some say this constellation is the most ancient of all constellations in the sky. It has been sighted by numerous cultures in the past, each in a sort of different form. Bootes has the fourth brightest star in our sky, Arcturus. This orange and red giant is called Alpha Boo. The Supergiant Star is nearly 20 times larger in diameter compared to the Sun, and 100 times brighter. It is only 36 light years away, which is relatively close for a star. The following are the other stars that make up Bootes: Nekkar is the Beta Boo, Segunis is the Gamma Boo, Izar is the Epsilon Boo, Mufrid is Eta Boo, Asellus Primus is Theta Boo, Asellus Secondus is Iota Boo, Asellus Teritus is Kappa 2 Boo, Alkurops is Mu 1 Boo, and Merga is 38 Boo. __** ~Mythology~ **__ Bootes is referred to as the hunter, in one of the more popular tales, and his dogs are called the Hounds. The Hounds eternally circle the Bears, Ursa Major and Ursus Minor. The brightest star in the constellation, Arcturus, means Bear Protector or Guard. Bootes, also being referred to as the Herdsman, mythologists say his journey around th epole signifies his job of keeping all celestial beasts and beings in order or in line. One other legend, referrers to him as the son of Zeus and Callisto. The jealous Hera changed poor Callisto into a bear which Bootes almost killed during one of his hunting trips, but luckily Zeus saved her and placed her into the sky, thus creating Ursa Major. But, another legend states that he was the son of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. Later in life he supposedly invented the plow and was placed in the heavens for his achievments. __**~More~Mythology~And~When~You~Can~See~This~Constellation~In~The~Sky~**__ Bootes rides through the sky during the Vernal Equinox and Summer Soltice, yet others believe this is when he plows the fields in the heavens and plants his crops. His name is derived from the Summerian Riv-but-sane. In other words "man who drove the cart." Romans called Bootes the Herdsman of Septemtriones, which are seven mystical ox that are represented by the seven stars of the Big Dipper, also seen as the cart or plow. Chinese say that this is one of the horns in a great dragon constellation. Bootes is in the shape of a kite, with a string at the top instead of the bottom. There are three meteor showers that are associated with this constellation. Bootes's abbreviation is Boo. <span style="font-size: 160%; color: #ffb114; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">__**~Pictures~**__ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/constellations/bootes.jpghttp://astroprofspage.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/Arcturus-star.jpg

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References: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Bootes.html http://seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/bootes.html http://www.dibonsmith.com/boo_con.htm http://www.astrofilitrentini.it/mat/costell/boo_e.html http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Constellations/spring/bootes.html http://www.astro-tom.com/getting_started/mythology.htm Created by: Connor Payne <span style="font-size: 140%; color: #f6630e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">**__~Self~Refelction~__** Over all I thought this project was very interesting. I learned alot more about the constellations I researched and and I also learned alot more about the other constellations that my class mates researched. I like using the Wikispaces also because I think it helps with our learning of technology and it makes ir more fun than just writing a term paper.