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 1139→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 November 1139 2 November 1139 3 November 1139 4 November 1139 5 November 1139 6 November 1139 7 November 1139 8 November 1139 9 November 1139 10 November 1139 11 November 1139 12 November 1139 13 November 1139 14 November 1139 15 November 1139 16 November 1139 17 November 1139 18 November 1139 19 November 1139 20 November 1139 21 November 1139 22 November 1139 23 November 1139 24 November 1139 25 November 1139 26 November 1139 27 November 1139 28 November 1139 29 November 1139 30 November 1139 1 December 1139 27 Phoenix -250 28 Phoenix -250
MD -323593 MD -323592 MD -323591 MD -323590 MD -323589 MD -323588 MD -323587 MD -323586 MD -323585 MD -323584 MD -323583 MD -323582 MD -323581 MD -323580 MD -323579 MD -323578 MD -323577 MD -323576 MD -323575 MD -323574 MD -323573 MD -323572 MD -323571 MD -323570 MD -323569 MD -323568 MD -323567 MD -323566 MD -323565 MD -323564 MD -323563 MS -314811 MS -314812