Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

The Three Stars mansion (zh-tsp|t=參宿|s=参宿|p=Shēn Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. This collection of seven bright stars is visible during winter in the Northern Hemisphere (summer in the Southern).

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