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Facing to the east, Bootes actually looks much more like a big sideways kite pointing to the left or north, with Arcturus serving as the tail of the kite.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
The constellation will appear as a small, semicircular arc between the more widely recognizable constellations of Hercules and Bootes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
The organization says the constellation is now obsolete and references shifted to the nearby Bootes constellation.
—Susan Miers Smith, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
Generally speaking, this one is currently visible in the northern sky in the evening, and is near the constellation Bootes.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
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“Boötes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bo%C3%B6tes. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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Boötes
noun
Bo·ö·tes
bō-ˈōt-ēz
: a northern group of stars including the bright star Arcturus
Etymology
Greek Boōtēs, literally, "plowman"
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