Messier 16 (M16), the famous Eagle Nebula, is a star-forming nebula with a young open star cluster located in Serpens. M16 lies near the borders with the constellations Sagittarius and Scutum. The nebula is best known for the Pillars of Creation region, three large pillars of gas famously photographed by Hubble in 1995. Also known… Read More »Messier 16: Eagle Nebula| Messier Objects
Kepler’s Supernova (SN 1604) is the remnant of a supernova first observed in October 1604. The supernova occurred in the Milky Way galaxy, less than 20,000 light-years from the Sun. It peaked at magnitude -2.25 to -2.5 and could even be seen in daytime.| 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
Messier 6 (M6), also known as the Butterfly Cluster, is a bright open cluster located in the southern constellation Scorpius. It lies in the direction of the galactic centre, at an approximate distance of 1,600 light years from Earth. Messier 6 was named the Butterfly Cluster by the American astronomer Robert Burnham, who described it… Read More »Messier 6: Butterfly Cluster| 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
Sagittarius is a large constellation in the southern sky. It is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It contains the Milky Way centre and some of the best known nebulae in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
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
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
Capricornus is a faint constellation in the southern sky. It represents the goat. The constellation is home to the multiple star system Delta Capricorni (Deneb Algedi) and the bright globular cluster Messier 30.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8, NGC 6523) is a large emission nebula located 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. With an apparent magnitude of 4.6 and an apparent size of 90 by 40 arcminutes, it is the brightest and largest nebula in this region of the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com