The constellation of Sagittarius reaches prime time observing on the Meridian at 10 PM mid-August.

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The brightest stars in Sagittarius form a familiar “teapot” asterism. The entire constellation is located in the brightest part of the Milky Way, in the direction of the nucleus of our galaxy.

Here, there are many Messier object to observe, especially in a dark, non-light polluted sky. My photos shows some of the best nebulae, star clusters and globular cluster in the sky:

 

Here listed are a few seen in the photos

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M-8 Lagoon Nebula: A huge and bright emission nebula (birth of stars) 5000 Light Years distant.

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M-20 Trifid Nebula: A faint emission nebula, exhibiting the lobes of nebulosity split by dark lane. 5200 light Years distant.

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M-17 Swan Nebula: Another emission nebula as an elongated cloud. 5700 Light Years distant.

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M-22: A large and bright globular cluster. Only two other globulars (Omega Centauri and 47 Tucana) are brighter. M-22 is 10,000 Light Years distant.

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Clear Skies!

 

--Hal Jandorf