Science 17

Science at Parramatta High
Scorpius and friends
— late July 2000 —

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Two weeks after the eclipse, the Milky Way and Scorpius blazed overhead. The moon was cavorting with the sun, so it had no opportunity to wash out the stars.

Scorpius was near the zenith. (Don't be fooled by the trees. They, too, approach the zenith here.)

400 ASA, 28mm f2.8, 30 seconds.

Seven weeks later, Scorpius was joined in the sky by his celestial companion, Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer.

In February 2001, Mars wandered through Scorpius.

M7 or Ptolemy's cluster, visible near the tail of the scorpion, can be seen in more detail here.

Uranographia

The classical illustrations of the constellations are derived from Johannis Hevelii's 1690 work, "Uranographia" The images have been reversed to suit our more conventional orientation. (Uranographia represented the constellations as they would be seen by a celestial observer, looking back at Earth.)

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