The Dark Horse Nebula is a large dark nebula complex located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Stretching across an area of 10 degrees, it is one of the most prominent groups of dark nebulae in the night sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) is a reflection nebula located approximately 400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It is illuminated by the multiple star system Nu Scorpii.| www.constellation-guide.com
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
Zubeneschamali, Beta Librae (β Lib), is a blue-white main sequence star located at a distance of 185 light years from Earth in the constellation Libra.| Star Facts
Methuselah star (HD 140283) is a yellow subgiant located in the constellation Libra. With an estimated age of 12 billion years, it is one of the oldest stars known.| 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
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
Zubenelhakrabi (γ Lib) is a yellow giant star located approximately 163 light-years away in the constellation Libra. It hosts two exoplanets, Gamma Librae b and c, discovered in 2018.| Star Facts
The list of all the named stars (stars with names that have been formally approved by the IAU), with name origins and etymologies explained.| 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