Scorpius (Parts visible from the UK)

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Abbreviation:  Sco (Scorpius)
English Name:  The Scorpion
Genitive:  Antares
Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere   (Parts visible from the UK.)
Location: Between the constellations of Sagittarius and Lupus.
Visible between latitudes:  +40 and -90 degrees
Best season: Summer
Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn
Best seen in:  June (map) and July (map)
Seen between: June and August
Right Ascension (RA): 17 hour
Declination (DEC): -40 degrees
Area (square degrees):  497 (33rd)

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Scorpius (The Scorpion)

  • This large constellation located in the Southern Hemisphere.
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  • It lies in rich region of the Milky-Way, and like Sagittarius (The Archer), contains numerous objects of interest, in the same direction to the centre of our Galaxy.
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  • Our Sun passes through it briefly from 23 November to 29 November every year.

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Messier Objects in Scorpius

  • Messier 4
    Globular Cluster – large and fairly loose – visible even with the naked-eye and a fuzzy in binoculars.
  • Messier 6
    Open Cluster – known as The Butterfly Cluster, can be resolved into individual stars in binoculars.
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  • Messier 7
    Open Cluster – known as Ptolemy’s Cluster, best seen with low-magnification binoculars.
  • Messier 80
    Globular Cluster – small/compact, readily seen in binoculars but just resolved with 6-inch telescopes.

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      More objects in Scorpius

      Select CatalogNo of Objects
      Barnard (B)34x objects
      Caldwell (C)3x objects
      Collinder (Cr)33x objects
      New General Catalogue (NGC)51x objects
      Index Catalogue (IC)15x objects
      Sharpless (Sh2)16x objects

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      Features of Interest

      • NGC 6153 – Planetary Nebula; (pale blue / magnitude: +10.9) easily observed with 3-inch telescopes.
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      • NGC 6231 – Open Cluster; extremely large and bright – more spectacular than the Double Cluster in Perseus (The Perseus), and contains many very hot stars with a whole range types of stars; Blue-white, yellow and orange stars are visible.
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      • NGC 6302 – Planetary Nebula; known as The Bug Nebula, noticeably elongated including a bright centre. (Magnitude: +9.6)
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      • NGC 6388 – Globular Cluster; readily visible in 3-inch telescopes but can’t be resolved easily because of small object.
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      Named Stars

      • Antares (Alpha Sco)
      • Graffias (Beta 1 Sco)
      • Dschubba (Delta Sco)
      • Sargas (Theta Sco)
      • Shaula (Lambda Sco)
      • Jabbah (Nu Sco)
      • Grafias (Xi Sco)
      • Alniyat (Sigma Sco)
      • Alniyat (Tau Sco)
      • Lesath (Upsilon Sco)
      • more list of stars in Scorpius.

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      Planetarium / Constellation Map

      Live constellation visible
      from the UK :- Planetarium (Scorpius)      		Best Seen in:
      June (map) and July (map)      		Seen between:
      June and August

      IAU Sky Chart: Scorpius

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      Constellations – Visible from the UK

      AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
      BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
      Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
      Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
      DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
      HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
      LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
      OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
      ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
      TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
      (50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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      Parts visible from the UK

      AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
      Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
      Sculptor
      (11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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      Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
      …..– never seen from the UK

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