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The star table indicates just how bright many of Scorpius's stars are; in fact the constellation is one of the brightest of the larger constellations. ... The stars that make up the cluster are generally supergiants that resemble the Pleiades in miniature. Burnham points out that if this cluster were the same distance as...
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www.dibonsmith.com/sco_con.htm
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Finding Orion should be no problem. Its stars are some of the most familiar in all the heavens. Question: can you name the three stars that make up Orion's Belt. (Answer below.) ... There are many double stars in this constellation visible in small telescopes. Below are several selected from a wide list.
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www.dibonsmith.com/ori_con.htm
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The three brightest stars in the upper right hand corner (from top to bottom, Graffias, Dschubba, and Pi Scorpii) make the Scorpion's head. Jabbah appears just down and to the left of Graffias. G Sco can be found up and to the left of Kappa. The solar-type star 18 Sco on the Scorpius-Ophiuchus border is not visible here.
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stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sco-t.html
stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sco-t.html
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- The stars of the night sky have been divided and mapped since ancient times. With this mapping the imaginative shapes and legends of the constellations were created. This photo of the constellation Scorpius shows, enlarged in their true color, the main "naked eye" stars that make up the shape of "the scorpion".
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www.scienceandart.com/photoscorpio.htm
www.scienceandart.com/photoscorpio.htm
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The constellation Scorpius currently makes it appearance in our early nighttime sky. It rises considerably south of east. First we see a line of three stars close together in a row, and then below ... According to the myth, Maui, the chief of the gods, used a jawbone as fishhook to pull up the islands from the underworld.
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www.clarkfoundation.org/astro-utah/vondel/scorpius.html
www.clarkfoundation.org/astro-utah/vondel/scorpius.html
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The most beautiful of all the zodiacal constellations is now visible, low toward the south as darkness falls. This is Scorpius, the Scorpion. And unlike some cryptic sky creatures, the bright stars of this constellation cut a figure that really looks like what its called. ... SKY MAP: Find the stars that make up the Scorpion.
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www.space.com/spacewatch/scorpion_020726.html
www.space.com/spacewatch/scorpion_020726.html
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Scopes with an aperture of 100 mm and higher are necessary to split it into its 4th mag and 5th mag stars. The constellation Orion became most famous for its nebula. The Messier database has detailed information about ... He is set such in the sky that he sets in the west while his slayer, the Scorpius raises in the east.
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www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/orion.html
www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/orion.html
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It's quite bright and looks like an elegantly drawn, cursive "S". The "S" is divided up into three groups of stars - each containing three stars in a short line. ... Most of the heavier elements that make up the Earth and our very bodies were created in a super nova explosion. Then Antares will also contract.
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www.sky-watch.com/skytour/sco.html
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Sagittarius is close to Scorpius' tale. Its bright stars make up a house with a gabled roof. Sagittarius along with its neighbor of Scorpio is one of the brightest constellations lying along the ecliptic. But it also points to the thickest part of the Milky Way.
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www.sky-watch.com/skytour/sgr.html
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