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Ophiucus is a French psychedelic/folk group formed in the summer of 1971 during a musicians' meeting. The group consisted of brothers on guitar and drums, bassist Chinois, and a founding member on guitars and vocals. They rehearsed in Michel's house in Flagy, Seine-et-Marne. Ophiucus released their debut LP in the summer of 1972, followed by a second LP in 1973, after which they disbanded. The name Ophiucus is derived from a large constellation formerly known as Serpentarius. The name was proposed by Barclay after he read an article in Le Nouvel Observateur, where professor Muller suggested that astrologers should consider Ophiucus, as the Sun had been traveling through this constellation for over thirty years. The group even met professor Muller, who provided them access to his library, where they discovered a 16th-century painting of Ophiucus depicting a man in a long dress with a serpentine sign.

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