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 0549→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 November 0549 2 November 0549 3 November 0549 4 November 0549 5 November 0549 6 November 0549 7 November 0549 8 November 0549 9 November 0549 10 November 0549 11 November 0549 12 November 0549 13 November 0549 14 November 0549 15 November 0549 16 November 0549 17 November 0549 18 November 0549 19 November 0549 20 November 0549 21 November 0549 22 November 0549 23 November 0549 24 November 0549 25 November 0549 26 November 0549 27 November 0549 28 November 0549 29 November 0549 30 November 0549 1 December 549
MD -539085 MD -539084 MD -539083 MD -539082 MD -539081 MD -539080 MD -539079 MD -539078 MD -539077 MD -539076 MD -539075 MD -539074 MD -539073 MD -539072 MD -539071 MD -539070 MD -539069 MD -539068 MD -539067 MD -539066 MD -539065 MD -539064 MD -539063 MD -539062 MD -539061 MD -539060 MD -539059 MD -539058 MD -539057 MD -539056 MD -539055