reddish star Aldebaran (pictured right) is a very old and huge.It turns out that the red-hot gas giant, according to the calculations of scientists at forty times that of the Sun.Aldebaran If placed at the center of the solar system, its surface will be in the orbit of Mercury.
bright "eyes" in the constellation Taurus
Location star Aldebaran - the constellation Taurus.Often astronomical maps, it was portrayed as the eye of Taurus.The reason is its brightness and visibility of the night sky.
Aldebaran - the star belonging to the spectral class K5 III orange stars.She is really very bright.Aldebaran even one of the twenty brightest stars that can be seen from Earth.Again, if we compare with the Sun, its luminosity is 153 times higher.This is despite the fact that the temperature below Aldebaran solar nearly 2000 degrees Kelvin.
This irregular variable star.However, as the changes it shine can not be seen with the naked eye.Only with the help of special measuring equipment.
Aldebaran is not alone in space - next to him, at a distance of 3.5 light-years, is a star-neighbor.This is a red dwarf M-type.
Aldebaran - a star with the Arabic name
prefix "al" in the title clearly indicates the star of Arabic origin.The way it is.This name comes from the Arabic language.Translated into Russian, it means "follower", "going after."Since the star in the night sky is moving behind the Pleiades.
So why is so bright and noticeable star Aldebaran is called the Arabic name?
in modern European astronomy constellations are Latin names, but most of the stars in them - Arabic.And it turned out as follows.
In 140 AD, the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy from Alexandria gathered in 1025 to describe the stars and thus called them.While Europe experienced a period of Dark Ages.On science and astronomy in particular, there is no one even remembered.And the Arabs just interested in the night sky.They translated into their language book of Ptolemy and continued research.Arab astronomers found was even more stars, which they named, of course, in Arabic.When in Europe, came to their senses, the legacy of Ptolemy was already known as the Arab "Almagest".The Europeans did not have to translate it into your language.
So there was the name of the "Aldebaran".By the way, originally named Ptolemy star Lamparusom.Which means "torch", "lighthouse".
Royal Star
Because of its brightness and visibility, Aldebaran is among the Royal Stars and Celestial Guardians of Ancient Persia.
Even in ancient times the Persians saw the star, which is very easy to find in the night sky.Aldebaran is endowed with divine properties and called the Fourth Royal Star, as well as the Guardian of Heaven.Three other Royal Star on a par with him - it is Antares, Fomalhaut and Regulus.
Aldebaran In ancient times was also called the Eye of Taurus oxen eye or palil.
mythological and symbolic component
ancients gave us a huge number of myths and legends.Each constellation necessarily solidified the myth.Thus ancestors tried to preserve and convey to us the valuable information.Taurus constellation, in which the star Aldebaran is also the focus of one of the myths of ancient Greece.
Once upon a time the king Agenor had three sons and a beautiful daughter Europe.She was so beautiful that compete with it could only be the goddess of Mount Olympus.One day, when Europe frolicking with her friends in the meadow, I saw her almighty Zeus.And he planned to steal the beauty.To carry out his plan, God turned into a snow-white bull, and went down to the ground.
When Europe has moved away from her friends, she saw the beautiful animal that looked at her with big and beautiful eyes, as if she wanted something to say.Europe began to stroke it and admire its beautiful long horns.Playing she climbed on the back of the bull.And then the animal, like a whirlwind, has rushed to the sea.Europe was frightened and began to cry, but the bull had jumped into the water.Cross the ocean, he left the beautiful Crete.And while Europe led myself up, the bull turned into a mighty and majestic Zeus.So she became the mistress of the King of Olympus and gave him three sons.
Bull has always been associated with strength, power and endurance.In some cultures it was a totem, able to protect from the dark forces.
What about the eyes?After Aldebaran - a star that depicts a bull's eye, but not all animals.The symbolism of the eye - is the light, the ability to see the wisdom and even clairvoyance.This body represents the sun or source of divine light.He seemed to radiate the essence of man.According to legend, Europe did not know what to her, Zeus, and fell in love with the bull for his great shining eyes.It turns out that Aldebaran - is the eye of Zeus-bull, is the Eye of God.
Meaning stars in astrology
ancient astrologers believed that Aldebaran - a star that can give a person a powerful energy, high social status and honor, but also the nature of violent and unstable behavior.
Aldebaran also gives a person fertility.In this case, we have in mind is not the number of children (although this is also possible), and the number of ideas and projects that come to mind.
Astrologers say that the appearance of the stars is entirely dependent on the person, his level of development.If it is low, then it appears as a foolish obstinacy, ostentatious sexuality slavery, or to their instincts.At a high level star can give a person a spiritual vision, the ability to anticipate and understand the hidden meaning of things.Due to Aldebaran, the other person is able to see through.After his star - is the Eye of God.
