IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Sagittarius
The Archer
OriginAncient
AbbreviationSgr
GenitiveSagittarii
Pronunciation/ˌsædʒɪˈtɛəriəs/ genitive /-iaɪ/
SAJ-ih-TARE-ee-us
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarKaus Australis (ε Sagittarii)
Right Ascention 18h 24m Declination -34° 23'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.529h (31.7m)
The myth behind Sagittarius, “The Archer”, is uncertain. Hyginus, a Roman mythographer, states that the constellation represents Crotus, son of Pan. He invented archery and lived with the Muses on Mount Helicon. They asked Zeus to place Crotus in the sky where he demonstrates the art of archery.
www.underthesky.com
Sagittarius as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←November 0988→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 November 0988 2 November 0988 3 November 0988 4 November 0988 5 November 0988 6 November 0988 7 November 0988 8 November 0988 9 November 0988 10 November 0988 11 November 0988 12 November 0988 13 November 0988 14 November 0988 15 November 0988 16 November 0988 17 November 0988 18 November 0988 19 November 0988 20 November 0988 21 November 0988 22 November 0988 23 November 0988 24 November 0988 25 November 0988 26 November 0988 27 November 0988 28 November 0988 29 November 0988 30 November 0988 1 December 988
MD -378743 MD -378742 MD -378741 MD -378740 MD -378739 MD -378738 MD -378737 MD -378736 MD -378735 MD -378734 MD -378733 MD -378732 MD -378731 MD -378730 MD -378729 MD -378728 MD -378727 MD -378726 MD -378725 MD -378724 MD -378723 MD -378722 MD -378721 MD -378720 MD -378719 MD -378718 MD -378717 MD -378716 MD -378715 MD -378714 MD -378713