The First Star Family - Part 1

Bethulah's Decans - Bo (Bootes)

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In the oldest star maps, every one of the twelve main constellations had three decans. Decans are the supporting constellations, located near their primary constellation in the heavens. The three decans of Bethulah (now called Virgo) are Coma, Centaurus, and Bootes. But these were not their original names. 

Bo (Bootes), is a decan of Bethulah. Bo means “the coming One”, as mentioned in Psalm 96:13. 

“Before Yahweh: for He cometh (Bo), for He cometh to judge the earth: He shall judge the world with righteousness...” Psalm 96:13 

This constellation tells of Christ’s Second Coming in Glory, when Messiah will Judge the world. 

"For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son...”  John 5:22-23

In this constellation, Christ is shown as both our Shepherd and our Judge. Bo portrays both of these Messianic Roles, because, in one hand, Bo carries a sickle, symbolizing the work of harvesting (which is associated with Judgment—Matthew 13:30). Bo also carries a shepherd’s staff, symbolizing that Messiah is the “Good Shepherd”, who tenderly cares for His sheep (John 10:11-14).

On January 3, the constellation Bo received a special, heavenly highlight in that was the epicenter of the first meteor shower of 2019, known as the Quadrantid meteor shower. This is an an annual meteor shower, with a very narrow period of visibility. Its peak was from midnight January 3 until dawn on January 4.

But why is does the Quadrantid Meteor shower have such a strange name? Anciently the region, from which the Quadrantid shower radiates, was part of Bo (Bootes), just as it is today. But in 1795, French astronomer Jerome Lalande created a constellation called Quadrans Muralis (Mural Quadrant). This now-obsolete constellation was located at the northern part of Bo, between the constellations of Bo and Draco (the dragon). And it is for this obsolete constellation (not among the original constellations) that this recent meteor shower was named.

This is a photo of the Quadrantid Meteor shower of 2018.

For a full explanation of this year's Quadrantid Meteor shower, go to my blog posting from January 3 (as I always announce sky-events prior to their happening so that you can be prepared to view them). If you missed it this year, you will have another chance to see it in January of 2020.

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