Starwatch

This week in Starwatch I want to take you to the low southern skies for one of the best constellations of summer, Sagittarius the Archer, one of the zodiac constellations.

Not only is Sagittarius easy to find in our Butler skies, it’s also in the direction of the center of our Milky Way galaxy, home of our sun and at least 100 billion other stars, with even more planets, some, maybe just like our Earth.

As soon as it’s dark enough, around 9:30 p.m., look in the low southern sky just above the horizon. You want to make sure your view is fairly unobscured with a low tree line. An open field is best.

Look for a distinct pattern of eight fairly bright stars that clearly outline a teapot. Unless it’s really light-polluted where you are, it should be very easy to see. There are fou

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