SCORPIUS The scorpion in the Sky. SCORPIUS Latin for Scorpion 33 rd largest of 88 constellations in the sky 1 of the 13 Zodiac signs 18 main stars.

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SCORPIUS The scorpion in the Sky

SCORPIUS Latin for Scorpion 33 rd largest of 88 constellations in the sky 1 of the 13 Zodiac signs 18 main stars

SCORPIUS U.S. = Scorpion Japanese of Indonesia = Leaning Coconut Hawaii = Demigod Maui’s Hook

Many bright stars Antares – Brightest Star Red Supergiant 10,000 times brighter than our sun SCORPIUS

Chinese = Part of Azure Dragon Greek = Intertwine Scorpius and Orion Astrology = Oct 23 or 24 – Nov 22 Mythology 1.Artemis and Leto, summoned a scorpion to kill Orion 2.Apollo was angry and sent a scorpion to attack Orion because he claimed to be a better hunter than his brother Artemis

SCORPIUS Best Seen in July at 9 Location: Right Ascension: 17 hrs Declination: minus 40 deg

SCORPIUS Thank you

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