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 1469→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 November 1469 2 November 1469 3 November 1469 4 November 1469 5 November 1469 6 November 1469 7 November 1469 8 November 1469 9 November 1469 10 November 1469 11 November 1469 12 November 1469 13 November 1469 14 November 1469 15 November 1469 16 November 1469 17 November 1469 18 November 1469 19 November 1469 20 November 1469 21 November 1469 22 November 1469 23 November 1469 24 November 1469 25 November 1469 26 November 1469 27 November 1469 28 November 1469 29 November 1469 30 November 1469 1 December 1469
MD -203062 MD -203061 MD -203060 MD -203059 MD -203058 MD -203057 MD -203056 MD -203055 MD -203054 MD -203053 MD -203052 MD -203051 MD -203050 MD -203049 MD -203048 MD -203047 MD -203046 MD -203045 MD -203044 MD -203043 MD -203042 MD -203041 MD -203040 MD -203039 MD -203038 MD -203037 MD -203036 MD -203035 MD -203034 MD -203033 MD -203032