1. There are various globular clusters in Ophiuchus.

2. Primarily, Ophiuchus is the energy of Healing and Global Healing, an energy that supports and nourishes and heals.

3. Yes, Ophiuchus is a constellation of the Zodiac, and every year the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus from about November 30 until December 17.

4. The thirteenth house is called Ophiuchus, and it falls in that area between the end of Scorpio and the beginning of Sagittarius.

5. Ophiuchus is the 'new' one yet for some curious reason I have never come across an Ophiuchian!

6. On sky maps, Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer is depicted as holding Serpens the Serpent, which is considered a separate constellation.

7. Rho Ophiuchus itself is a binary star system visible in the light-colored region on the image right.

8. There are 13 signs of the zodiac; Ophiuchus is the 'new' one yet for some curious reason I have never come across an Ophiuchian!

9. You could say that Ophiuchus became the 13 th constellation the Zodiac by decree.

10. What is most important to me is that Ophiuchus is the energy of Healing and Support(http://), and the energy of Aligning with the Galactic Frequencies.

11. According to ancient Greek star lore, Ophiuchus is Asclepius, the physician who concocted a healing potion from the Serpent's venom, mixing it with the Gorgon's blood and an unknown herb.

12. Ophiuchus is a constellation, and prints of its symbol indicate it is a heavily muscled individual holding a snake to the sky.

13. You could say that Ophiuchus became the 13th constellation of the Zodiac by decree.

14. The clouds surrounding the star system Rho Ophiuchus compose one of the closest star forming regions.

15. One of the most notable of these dark absorption nebulae is a cloud toward the constellation Ophiuchus known as Barnard 68, pictured above.

16. It covers a full 10 by 7 degree field in the pronounceable constellation Ophiuchus .

17. If you remap the zodiac using Earth's current position, you get a different telling of who's an Aries, Leo, and so on--including a newish sign called Ophiuchus.

18. This ancient sign includes the Caduceus, the double snake, which dates this depiction of Ophiuchus.

19. You are invited to Open your Heart and be Part of this Recalibration, which will be a personal recalibration into the energies of Healing and Support that are archetypally signified by Ophiuchus.

20. And yet no one ever says they're born when the sun is in Ophiuchus.

21. Even today, the Staff of Asclepius – the symbol of the World Heath Organization – pays tribute to the constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer.

22. The supernova produced a bright new star in early 17th century skies within the constellation Ophiuchus .

23. Constellations near the Galactic Center include Sagittarius, Libra, Scorpius, Scutum, and Ophiuchus.