Scorpius. Coloured historical artwork of the constellation of Scorpius. The constellation is shown as a scorpion,with Sagittarius' arrow (lower left) aimed at its back. Scorpius is the eighth sign of the Zodiac. The Sun is in Scorpius between 23 October and 22 November. It is a large and important constellation,and its heart is represented by the bright star Antares,in the middle of its body. The path of the Sun through the sky,the ecliptic,is shown by the black and red line in upper frame. This artwork is based on a sky map by the Polish-German astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687),published in 1690 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Van Ravenswaay, Detlev |
Bildgröße: | 3543 px × 2723 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |