Лев (лат. Leo) — зодиакальное созвездие лежащее между Раком и Девой в северном полушарим неба.

Сама форма созвездия Льва действительно напоминает лежащего хищника, голова и грудь которого явно представлены известным астеризмом - «Серп», очень похожим на зеркальное отражение вопросительного знака.

Lion (an armour. Leo)? Zodiac constellation lying between the Cancer and the Maiden in northern полушарим the sky.

The form of constellation of the Lion really reminds a lying predator, the head and which breast are obviously presented known-? A sickle?, very similar to mirror reflexion of a question mark. 

The bottom? A point? A sign on the Lion the bright star of Regul of white-blue colour serves, (Regul of the Lion) - that on-latinski means? царек?. Sometimes it carries the name-? Heart of the Lion? (Cor Leonis). Luminosity of Regula above solar in 160 times, and because of relative affinity to the Earth has high visible shine (1,36 star sizes). Регул, from all stars of the first magnitude it is most close located to эклиптике, because of it it is closed often by the Moon.

Brightest of variables is R the Lion, it can change the shine with 5 to 10th size. Rather weak red dwarf Volf 359 (visible shine 13,45)? The third under the account among the nearest stars R of the Lion (distance of only 7,80 light years); it is so small that its luminosity in hundred thousand times below the solar. If, hypothetically, Volf 359 has risen instead of our Sun at midday on the Earth would be as darkly, as well as now at midnight. 

From remote objects in constellation of the Lion spiral galaxies of M 96, M 95, M 66, M 65, and an elliptic galaxy of M 105 are interesting. Visible shine of these galaxies makes from 8,4 to 10,4 star sizes.