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Algieba drawn as a large gold star within a twelve-pointed interlaced star, with a small finder chart of Leo and the star's modern and Arabic names.
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Algieba

No. 28 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeAlgieba drawn as a large gold star within a twelve-pointed interlaced star, with a small finder chart of Leo and the star's modern and Arabic names.

What it meansFrom al-jabha, 'the forehead', the name of a lunar mansion in the head of the lion, later attached to this star in Leo's mane.

Where it worksIts warm parchment ground suits a dining room.

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