Scorpius Genitive: Scorpii Abbreviation: Sco On Meridian: 9 pm,

July 20

Scorpius

Scorpius

Scorpius

Scorpius

part of the Zodiac

Scorpius resembles, quite noticeably, a

Scorpion's tail and vague body Greek mythology

the Scorpion sent by Gaia (or possibly Hera) to kill the hunter Orion

rising out of the ground at the goddess' command to attack

opposite Orion

Scorpius More Greek Mythology

Apollo sent Scorpion after Orion, having grown jealous of Artemis' attentions to the man

Apollo helped Artemis hang Orion's image in the night sky to apologize

However, the Scorpion was also placed up there, and every time it appears on the horizon, Orion starts to sink into the other side of the sky, still running from the attacker

Scorpius Chinese mythology

stars included in the Azure Dragon, a powerful but benevolent creature whose rising heralded spring

A rabbit in Chinese Zodiac

Scorpius Sun spends less time in Scorpius than

any other constellation Nov 23 – Nov 30

Scorpius Antares ( Sco)

marks the heart of the Scorpion

name from “anti-” and Ares (Mars)

“rival of Mars” M1 type Ib

325 ly away tints nearby dust cloud B3 companion, often

appearing greenish in contrast

Scorpius Butterfly Cluster

Messier Object 5 (M6) 1764 catalogue of comet-

like objects NGC 6405 cluster ~1600 ly away

most bright stars are young type B stars (blue)

Brightest BM Sco is a K type giant

Scorpius Ptolemy Cluster

M7, NGC 6475 described by

Ptolemy AD 130 Hodierna 1654

counted ~30 stars Messier catalogued

1764

Scorpius Ptolemy Cluster

800-1000 ly away 1.3° across ~80 stars ~18-25 ly across

Scorpius M4 (NGC 6121)

globular cluster de Chéseaux in 1746,

catalogued by Messier in 1764 ~7200 ly away

may be closest globular cluster first globular cluster in which

stars were resolved size of the moon in the sky

~75 ly across

Scorpius M80

Spans ~10' in sky ~32,600 ly away ~95 ly across

several hundred thousand stars

Scorpius