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Scorpio, located in the southern hemisphere, between Libra in the west and Sagittarius in the east, is one of the zodiac signs and a big constellation near the center of the Milky Way. The sun travels to the Scorpio region of the celestial sphere every year from 654381October 24th to 1654381October 22nd. On the earth, the latitude is between 44 north latitude and 90 south latitude, and you have the opportunity to see all of Scorpio.

Constellation background

Scorpio is the most prominent constellation in the zodiac. Located between Libra and Sagittarius.

Scorpio symbol:? Center position: right ascension 16: 40, declination -36 degrees. Summer appears in the southern sky, and the scorpion's tail points to the southeast, between the snake head, Sagittarius and Libra. Alpha star (Antares) is a red star with a magnitude of 1. The open clusters M6 and M7 are visible to the naked eye, and 22 stars in the constellation are brighter than 4 stars.

At eight or nine o'clock in the summer evening, there is a bright star in the south, which is not very high from the horizon. It is Scorpio Alpha (Antares).