Sagittarius the Centaur

The ninth sign of the zodiac, the constellation Sagittarius is commonly known as the teapot constellation because the arrangement of stars look like a teapot to the modern observers. However, the mythological representation of this constellation is a centaur with bow and arrow! Sagittarius is a Latin word, which means "an archer". {This photo of the constellation Sagittarius shows, enlarged in their true color, the main "naked eye" stars that make up the shape of the constellation. Stars of Sagittarius: The brighter stars of Sagittarius with their visual magnitudes are:. But these are not among the brighter stars of the constellation. The bow of constellation Sagittarius is seen to be constructed by three stars:. Other Deep sky objects in Sagittarius: Sagittarius contains many star clusters and nebulae in its area - There is a border around the image. Image size is correct. Many sizes available.