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Scorpius

OBSERVER: Ola Karlsson
COMPOSER: Ola Karlsson
DATE: 4 April 2014
POSITION: AZ: 150 00 00 ALT: 20 00 00
EXPOSURE TIME: 9x15s, combined
Scorpius is southern sky zodiac constellation and less than half of it can be seen from Sweden. In greek mythology Scorpio kills Orion as a result of his hubris. Scorpio is best seen in the mornings of Mars and early April. The globular cluster M80 is barely seen in this image.

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