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 1937→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 November 1937 2 November 1937 3 November 1937 4 November 1937 5 November 1937 6 November 1937 7 November 1937 8 November 1937 9 November 1937 10 November 1937 11 November 1937 12 November 1937 13 November 1937 14 November 1937 15 November 1937 16 November 1937 17 November 1937 18 November 1937 19 November 1937 20 November 1937 21 November 1937 22 November 1937 23 November 1937 24 November 1937 25 November 1937 26 November 1937 27 November 1937 28 November 1937 29 November 1937 30 November 1937 1 December 1937 22 Dorado 174 23 Dorado 174 24 Dorado 174 25 Dorado 174 26 Dorado 174 27 Dorado 174 28 Dorado 174 1 Lepus 174 2 Lepus 174 3 Lepus 174 4 Lepus 174 5 Lepus 174 6 Lepus 174 7 Lepus 174 8 Lepus 174 9 Lepus 174 10 Lepus 174 11 Lepus 174 12 Lepus 174 13 Lepus 174 14 Lepus 174 15 Lepus 174 16 Lepus 174 17 Lepus 174 18 Lepus 174 19 Lepus 174 20 Lepus 174 21 Lepus 174 22 Lepus 174 23 Lepus 174
MD -32129 MD -32128 MD -32127 MD -32126 MD -32125 MD -32124 MD -32123 MD -32122 MD -32121 MD -32120 MD -32119 MD -32118 MD -32117 MD -32116 MD -32115 MD -32114 MD -32113 MD -32112 MD -32111 MD -32110 MD -32109 MD -32108 MD -32107 MD -32106 MD -32105 MD -32104 MD -32103 MD -32102 MD -32101 MD -32100 MD -32099 MS -31252 MS -31251 MS -31250 MS -31249 MS -31248 MS -31247 MS -31246 MS -31245 MS -31244 MS -31243 MS -31242 MS -31241 MS -31240 MS -31239 MS -31238 MS -31237 MS -31236 MS -31235 MS -31234 MS -31233 MS -31232 MS -31231 MS -31230 MS -31229 MS -31228 MS -31227 MS -31226 MS -31225 MS -31224 MS -31223