Libra

Faint zodiacal constellation on the celestial equator (see celestial sphere) adjoining Scorpius, and represented as the scales of justice. The Sun passes through Libra during November. The constellation was once considered to be a part of Scorpius, seen as the scorpion's claws. In astrology, the dates for Libra are between about 23 September and 23 October (see precession). The name is said to reflect the fact that the entrance of the Sun into the sign once marked the September equinox, when day and night are approximately equal. Its brightest star, Zubeneschamali (or Beta Librae), is about 120 light years from Earth.

Libra

Novel 1988 by US writer Don DeLillo. Using a complex structure, it tells the story of the assassination of President John F Kennedy seen through the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, and deals with the wider plots and conspiracies of the event. The novel is a bold treatment of a vital event in US modern history.