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| This month we feature the
Sagittarius-Scorpius region in the southern sky, a favorite area of many
star-gazers. The chart shows the sky at 9:00 PM on September 7, the
night of our star party, but the chart will be useful for several days
before and after that date. This region is replete with globular
and open star clusters, nebulae, and other deep-sky objects. M22,
near the top of the Teapot, is a favorite globular for many people.
M13 and Omega Centauri are larger globulars, but M22 seems to have more
character and personality. The Milky Way is especially bright and
dense in this area because the center of our galaxy lies in the direction
of Sagittarius.
Comet Ikeya-Zhang is now sailing along near the top of Scorpius. The comet has dimmed considerably, and lost its tail, but it should still be visible in a suitable scope. Antares, mag 1.1, is the bright red supergiant near the head of Scorpius. If Antares took the place of the Sun in our solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars would lie inside it! And Betelgeuse is even larger. Boggles the mind . . . |
You can print a copy of this star chart so you can take it outside.
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