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The Constellation Serpens is one of the 48 discovered by the Greco Roman astrologrt Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD.It is in the Northern hemisphere and quite literally to the naked eye,due to the fact that it is a long,narrow,"string" of stars it is snake-like,hence Serpens.The constellation is actually split into 2 separate parts.the "Serpents Head" and "the Serpents Tail".In between is Orphicus,known as the "Serpent Bearer"

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