Monoceros is a relatively faint northern constellation located between Canis Major and Canis Minor. It is home to the famous variable star V838 Monocerotis, the open cluster Messier 50, and the Rosette Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Cygnus, the Swan, is one of the largest northern constellations. Recognizable for the Northern Cross, it is home to the bright supergiant Deneb, the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318).| www.constellation-guide.com
The Cat's Paw Nebula, also known as the Bear Claw Nebula, is an emission nebula in Scorpius. The nebula is about 50 light years across and lies at an approximate distance of 5,500 light years from Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Fish Hook is an asterism formed by about a dozen bright stars in the zodiac constellation Scorpius. The curved star pattern forms the heart, body, tail, and stinger of the celestial Scorpion.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Caldwell catalogue is a list of 109 bright deep sky objects that can be observed with amateur telescopes. It serves as a supplement to the Messier catalogue and includes deep sky objects in the far southern sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Asterisms are defined as patterns formed by stars of one or more constellations. These star patterns are commonly recognized by observers across the world and once served as a basis for the modern 88 constellations.| www.constellation-guide.com
Larawag (ε Sco) is an orange giant star located 63.7 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of the bright Scorpius stars that form the Fish Hook.| Star Facts
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. It is home to Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and to the bright open clusters Messier 6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster).| www.constellation-guide.com
Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, is a large constellation near the celestial equator. Representing the healer Asclepius in Greek mythology, the constellation is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
Shaula, Lambda Scorpii (λ Sco), is a triple star system located 570 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. It marks the celestial Scorpion's stinger.| Star Facts
Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri C (α Cen C), is a red dwarf star located at a distance of 4.244 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is the nearest star to the Sun and hosts the two nearest planets, Proxima b and Proxima c.| Star Facts