Sky Tonight—March 24, Predawn moon near the Scorpion’s Stinger
Shaula and Lesath mean raised tail and stinger respectively in Arabic,
Sky Tonight—Feb 25, Scorpius the Scorpion’s stinger stars an early harbinger of spring
For the Pawnee, who roamed the prairie of Kansas and Nebraska, the sky was a calendar, and the stars foretold the change of seasons.
EarthSky Tonight—August 18, Moon shines above Scorpion’s stinger
When the moon drops out of the evening sky in late August and the first week in September, you can use the stinger stars to star-hop to two beautiful deep-sky…
Earthsky Tonight—July 22, Shaula and Lesath near the moon
In a dark country sky, you will have no trouble seeing the Scorpion’s J-shaped loop of stars and the two stinger stars, Shaula and Lesath.
Earthsky Tonight — March 7, 2010: Predawn moon points out Scorpion’s Stinger
On the morning of March 8 (Monday), the rather wide waning crescent moon helps you to locate the two stars in the tail of the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. These…