No lejos de la Vía Láctea, la constelaciones de Ofiuco y la Serpiente parecen dominar el verano boreal.
Ophiucus u Ofiuco junto a la Serpiente que parecen dominar las noches veraniegas en el hemisferio norte
En la mitología Ofiuco, lleva una serpiente en sus manos y ésta, por detrás de él asoma por un lado lado la cola y por otro la cabeza
(Serpens Caput y Serpens Cauda), lo que explica que ambas estén entrelazadas. Debido a esta disposición dedicamos esta sección a recorrer las dos juntas.
Ofiuco es una constelación grande, de 948º cuadrados y la Serpiente de 637º. Entre ambas contienen la mayor concentración de cúmulos globulares del cielo,
amén de otros objetos interesantes, como veremos en esta sección.
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