Sagittarius A Nursery For New Stars

Jonathan and Chelsea View Into The Birth Places Of New Stars

The constellation of Sagittarius has a cluster of large stellar nurseries and August is an excellent time to view them. Jonathan and Chelsea are astronomy enthusiasts and climbing the ladder to view one after the other was a very pleasurable task.

The constellation of Sagittarius has a cluster of large stellar nurseries and August is an excellent time to view them. Jonathan and Chelsea are astronomy enthusiasts and climbing the ladder to view one after the other was a very pleasurable task.  The “Swan” Nebula, one of the three, is located some five to six thousand light years away and is one of the brightest and most massive star forming regions in our galaxy. It is seen edge-on to us, in contrast to the Great Orion Nebula – a similar structure (viewed from November onwards) which is viewed face-on making the spectacular sight it is.

Other great objects were observed in a lengthy and very enjoyable viewing session. Saturn now in “Opposition” – the most favourable time to view a planet because of its relative close proximity to us, was a popular sight as it always is with tour guests. In a few months’ time gas giant Jupiter will join Saturn and wow tour guests. This is in time to join an array of marvellous sights for late spring/early summer. Something to look forward to …