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Scorpius resembles, quite noticeably, a
Scorpion's tail and vague body Greek mythology
the Scorpion sent by Gaia (or possibly Hera) to kill the hunter Orion
rising out of the ground at the goddess' command to attack
opposite Orion
Scorpius More Greek Mythology
Apollo sent Scorpion after Orion, having grown jealous of Artemis' attentions to the man
Apollo helped Artemis hang Orion's image in the night sky to apologize
However, the Scorpion was also placed up there, and every time it appears on the horizon, Orion starts to sink into the other side of the sky, still running from the attacker
Scorpius Chinese mythology
stars included in the Azure Dragon, a powerful but benevolent creature whose rising heralded spring
A rabbit in Chinese Zodiac
Scorpius Antares ( Sco)
marks the heart of the Scorpion
name from “anti-” and Ares (Mars)
“rival of Mars” M1 type Ib
325 ly away tints nearby dust cloud B3 companion, often
appearing greenish in contrast
Scorpius Butterfly Cluster
Messier Object 5 (M6) 1764 catalogue of comet-
like objects NGC 6405 cluster ~1600 ly away
most bright stars are young type B stars (blue)
Brightest BM Sco is a K type giant
Scorpius Ptolemy Cluster
M7, NGC 6475 described by
Ptolemy AD 130 Hodierna 1654
counted ~30 stars Messier catalogued
1764
Scorpius M4 (NGC 6121)
globular cluster de Chéseaux in 1746,
catalogued by Messier in 1764 ~7200 ly away
may be closest globular cluster first globular cluster in which
stars were resolved size of the moon in the sky
~75 ly across