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Scorpius
Scorpius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, named after the scorpion. It features bright stars and deep-sky objects, including the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302).
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APODs including "Scorpius"
Wind from a Black Hole
01/07/2006
The Cat's Paw Nebula
28/06/2006
The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
06/04/2005
Moon Lightning
07/10/2004
Zubenelgenubi and Friends
14/05/2004
NGC 6302: Big, Bright, Bug Nebula
05/05/2004
The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
22/02/2004
A Gemini Sky
09/09/2003
The Cat's Paw Nebula
17/07/2003
The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
05/05/2002
The Local Bubble and the Galactic Neighborhood
17/02/2002
The Local Interstellar Cloud
10/02/2002
The Annotated Galactic Center
29/12/2001
Moonlight, Mars, and Milky Way
27/06/2001
M4: The Closest Known Globular Cluster
23/05/2000
The Local Bubble and the Galactic Neighborhood
12/04/2000
The Local Interstellar Cloud
11/04/2000
The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
05/04/2000
The Cat's Paw Nebula
07/12/1999
The Annotated Galactic Center
11/09/1999
NGC 6334: The Bear Claw Nebula
06/04/1999
M6: The Butterfly Cluster
06/01/1999
Antares
26/07/1998
Starlight Reflections
14/04/1998
The Solar Neighborhood
25/02/1998
The Annotated Galactic Center
11/11/1997
Antares
24/06/1997