Sagittarius, the Archer

Sagittarius is one of the most interesting regions of the sky. The center of our Milky Way galaxy lies inside Sagittarius, about 26,000 light-years away. The constellation also contains several globular clusters — tightly packed collections of hundreds of thousands of stars. Its brightest stars form the shape of a teapot, and the constellation slides low across the southern sky of summer.

Resources

Constellation Guide: Sagittarius, the Archer Sagittarius, the archer, slides low across the...

Radio Programs

Milky Way’s Heart Taking a peek at a busy downtown Monday, September 26, 2011
Scorpius Nova A bright stellar merger Monday, August 29, 2011
M7 A bright but distant star cluster Sunday, August 28, 2011
Niels Bohr Follow the jumping electrons Thursday, October 7, 2010
Nunki A star with an ancient pedigree Thursday, August 5, 2010
Galactic Search Searching the bright lights of downtown Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Sagittarius Taking aim at a starry teapot Monday, August 2, 2010
The Archer's Bow Stringing a stellar bow Saturday, September 26, 2009
Mighty Milky Way Soaring through the Milky Way Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Trifid Stars A star that's making a difference Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Featured Images

The star cluster M7
Aging Family Sunday, August 28, 2011
Colorful Nursery Thursday, July 9, 2009
Hard Labor Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hiding a Black Hole Wednesday, March 22, 2006

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