Rho Ophiuchi (ρ Oph) is a multiple star system located at a distance of 360 ly from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is embedded in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.| Star Facts
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
Messier 80 (M80) is a globular cluster located in the southern constellation Scorpius. The cluster has an apparent magnitude of 7.87 and lies at a distance of 32,600 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 6093 in the New General Catalogue. Messier 80 has an apparent diameter of 10 arc minutes, corresponding to… Read More »Messier 80| Messier Objects
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
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
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
Charles Messier’s Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters (Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d’Étoiles) is an astronomical catalogue of 110 bright deep sky objects that may be mistaken for comets. Even though it was compiled for the purpose of helping observers distinguish between permanent and transient objects in the night sky, the Messier catalogue… Read More »Messier Catalogue| Messier Objects