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 0513→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 November 0513 2 November 0513 3 November 0513 4 November 0513 5 November 0513 6 November 0513 7 November 0513 8 November 0513 9 November 0513 10 November 0513 11 November 0513 12 November 0513 13 November 0513 14 November 0513 15 November 0513 16 November 0513 17 November 0513 18 November 0513 19 November 0513 20 November 0513 21 November 0513 22 November 0513 23 November 0513 24 November 0513 25 November 0513 26 November 0513 27 November 0513 28 November 0513 29 November 0513 30 November 0513 1 December 513
MD -552234 MD -552233 MD -552232 MD -552231 MD -552230 MD -552229 MD -552228 MD -552227 MD -552226 MD -552225 MD -552224 MD -552223 MD -552222 MD -552221 MD -552220 MD -552219 MD -552218 MD -552217 MD -552216 MD -552215 MD -552214 MD -552213 MD -552212 MD -552211 MD -552210 MD -552209 MD -552208 MD -552207 MD -552206 MD -552205 MD -552204