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 1177→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 November 1177 2 November 1177 3 November 1177 4 November 1177 5 November 1177 6 November 1177 7 November 1177 8 November 1177 9 November 1177 10 November 1177 11 November 1177 12 November 1177 13 November 1177 14 November 1177 15 November 1177 16 November 1177 17 November 1177 18 November 1177 19 November 1177 20 November 1177 21 November 1177 22 November 1177 23 November 1177 24 November 1177 25 November 1177 26 November 1177 27 November 1177 28 November 1177 29 November 1177 30 November 1177 1 December 1177
MD -309713 MD -309712 MD -309711 MD -309710 MD -309709 MD -309708 MD -309707 MD -309706 MD -309705 MD -309704 MD -309703 MD -309702 MD -309701 MD -309700 MD -309699 MD -309698 MD -309697 MD -309696 MD -309695 MD -309694 MD -309693 MD -309692 MD -309691 MD -309690 MD -309689 MD -309688 MD -309687 MD -309686 MD -309685 MD -309684 MD -309683