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The Lion worshipers named the lion like constellation Leo. It was the in ancient Egypt during the summer and in order to prevent intense flooding, they named the constellation Leo.
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The location of the Leo constellation relative to the Earth changes constantly as we orbit the Sun. It is visible to those living between 90 and -65 degrees latitude, and is better
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Leo was discovered and named by the Greeks, but it wasn't until 1928 that the boundaries of the constellation were fixed in the sky by the International Astronomy Union.
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The "stars" of the constellation Leo are actually a number of different types of objects. The constellation is composed of: Blue-white stars: Denebola (the lion's tail)
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