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 1394→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 November 1394 2 November 1394 3 November 1394 4 November 1394 5 November 1394 6 November 1394 7 November 1394 8 November 1394 9 November 1394 10 November 1394 11 November 1394 12 November 1394 13 November 1394 14 November 1394 15 November 1394 16 November 1394 17 November 1394 18 November 1394 19 November 1394 20 November 1394 21 November 1394 22 November 1394 23 November 1394 24 November 1394 25 November 1394 26 November 1394 27 November 1394 28 November 1394 29 November 1394 30 November 1394 1 December 1394
MD -230455 MD -230454 MD -230453 MD -230452 MD -230451 MD -230450 MD -230449 MD -230448 MD -230447 MD -230446 MD -230445 MD -230444 MD -230443 MD -230442 MD -230441 MD -230440 MD -230439 MD -230438 MD -230437 MD -230436 MD -230435 MD -230434 MD -230433 MD -230432 MD -230431 MD -230430 MD -230429 MD -230428 MD -230427 MD -230426 MD -230425