The Northern Cross is a prominent asterism formed by the brightest stars in the constellation Cygnus. It appears in a rich Milky Way field and outlines the body of the celestial Swan.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Saturn Nebula (NGC 7009) is a small but bright planetary nebula located 2,000 to 4,000 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It can be seen in small and medium telescopes.| www.constellation-guide.com
Dschubba (δ Sco A) is a hot blue subgiant star in a binary system located 444 light-years away in the zodiac constellation Scorpius. It is one of the bright stars that outline the Scorpion's claws.| Star Facts
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
Kappa Scorpii (κ Sco) is a spectroscopic binary star system located 480 light-years away in the zodiac constellation Scorpius. Traditionally known as Girtab, it appears in the Scorpion’s tail.| Star Facts
Acrab (β Sco Aa) is the primary component in a multiple star system located 400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of the bright stars that outline the Scorpion's claws.| 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
Antares, Alpha Scorpii (α Sco) is a red supergiant and supernova candidate located at a distance of 550 ly from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It is the brightest star in Scorpius and one of the brightest stars in the sky.| Star Facts