Alpha ophiuchi, beta ophiuchi, etc.
Alpha Ophiuchi (α Oph / α Ophiuchi) is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It's traditional name is Ras Alhague.
Beta and Alpha Herculis are both 2nd Magnitude (2.78) stars
Serpens is in the grasp of Ophiuchus.
The true spelling of the constellation is Ophiuchus.
Ophiuchus is a half water and half fire sign.
Rasalhague is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus
the best time to see the constellation Ophiuchus is in July (at 9:00pm)
Ophiuchus is not a zodiac sign in Western astrology, which only uses 12 zodiac signs and is based on the Tropical zodiac.
Ophiuchus is a constellation the sun passes along the sky, so it is a zodiac constellation, but modern astrology doesn't have anything to do with the constellations anymore. In some areas, Ophiuchus is given a zodiac sign, which looks like a U with a squiggly line through it.
Ophiuchus is often mistakenly called the 'thirteenth sign of the zodiac' because the sign is thought of as an additional sign to the the twelve Tropical or Sidereal signs. In fact, Ophiuchus is a Sun-sign in the Real Solar Zodiac, i.e. the Sun can be seen against the stars of Ophiuchus between 30th November and 17th December each year. Ophiuchus is an Ancient Greek constellation. The Serpent Bearer is one of the original Ptolemy constellations, appearing in Al Magest Star Catalogue [c 130 - 170 AD].
Ophiuchus