Scorpius. Computer artwork of the constellation of Scorpius, the Scorpion, with a red line showing its shape in the sky. Grey areas are the star cloud

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Scorpius. Computer artwork of the constellation of Scorpius, the Scorpion, with a red line showing its shape in the sky. Grey areas are the star clouds of the Milky Way. Scorpius is one of the twelve zodiacal constellations, lying between Sagittarius and Libra. It is an important summer constellation for northern hemisphere observers, containing many bright stars, and the star clouds, nebulae and dust lanes of the Milky Way. In mythology, the scorpion was the creature whose sting killed Orion, so the gods placed these constellations on opposite sides of the sky.

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Size: 2500px × 2500px
Photo credit: © JULIAN BAUM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artwork, astronomy, constellation, cosmology, science, scorpius, sign, star, stars, stellar, zodiac