Sco - Scorpius the Scorpion
CrA - Corona Australis the Southern Crown
IAU Constellation
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80 of 88Astronomical Regions
Lib - Libra the Balance
IAU Constellation
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29 of 88Intro and Visual description
Libra is the only inanimate object in the zodiac. It was associated with the scales held by the goddess of justice.
Oph - Ophiuchus, the Serpent Handler
IAU Constellation
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11 of 88Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Between Scorpius and Hercules.
Sgr - Sagittarius the Archer
IAU Constellation
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15 of 88Intro and Visual description
Look for teapot pattern to the east of Scorpius, complete with handle, lid, and spout. Tea pouring from the spout would indicate the direction of the center of Milky Way, and the entire constellation is rich with many stars. Try binoculars in the area where clusters gather like steam rising from the teapot.
Centaur, half-man and half-horse, shooting an arrow. If you cannot see a creature half-man and half-horse in these stars, then try looking for a teapot. Four stars make the pot... Two stars form a handle... One star is a lid... And the tip of the bowman’s arrow makes a spout.
Sco - Scorpius the Scorpion
IAU Constellation
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33 of 88Intro and Visual description
East of Virgo along the ecliptic the constellation Scorpius creeps above the treetops, with his menacing tail below, and stinger above. Continue eastward along the ecliptic to the next constellation, Sagittarius the Archer.
M6 - Butterfly Cluster
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Tau - Taurus the Bull
IAU Constellation
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Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Taurus the Bull is easily spotted. Its head is the Hyades, a V-shaped cluster of stars. His horns point outward from the V. Aldebaran is the red eye of the Bull as he charges down upon us.