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| name | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagitta | skybber | 2021-07-19 17:56:06.338203 | skybber | 2022-02-11 18:39:09.480203 |
The third smallest constellation in the northern sky, located in the rich Milky Way in the Summer Orientation Triangle. Although the constellation consists of only 3rd and 4th magnitude stars, it can be found immediately. It is rendered by the stars α, γ, δ, and ε Sagittae, which indeed resemble the shape of an ancient arrow, located 10 degrees SSE of Altair of Orleans. The arrow lies along the eastern branch of the summer Milky Way - between Eagle and Fox. Its star field is especially nice in binoculars, binars and eyepieces of telescopes with a large field of view: a wealth of 6-9mag stars are scattered in a faint faint "glow". The constellation contains one of Messier's objects, the globular cluster M71, and a few interesting variable stars. "A little bit of each roll" is also found here, along with a few clusters, emission or planetary nebulae, and binaries.
