“Just So Science” -The Transient Teapot. Sagittarus - as seen from New Zealand just over the eastern horizon about an hour after dark in July 2011.
The 'teapot' part of Sagittarius (different orientation to the first image, rotate this image 90 degrees to the left for the orientation we see it in) To the north of the teapot’s spout is where most of the Messier objects in Sagittarius are located, the globular clusters being M22 and M28 and the open clusters being M21 and 23 and all of which are spectacular! Whilst these two types of objects can appear very similar whilst being observed in the night sky (relatively!) They are actually very different. Sagittarius (constellation) Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is (Unicode U+2650 ♐), a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow. It lies between Scorpius and Ophiuchus to the west and Capricornus to the east.
Sagittarius_IAU. Sagittarius.