that dragon and the Scorpion

hey there stargazers I'm Deanery guess a
stronger for the Cincinnati Observatory

and I'm james oberg director Kika
Silverpop planetarium in Gainesville

Florida

we're here to help you find your way
around the sky tonight

heeding what's scarier a dragon

or scorpion scorpion where where Scorpia
alright I forgot about your

deep-seated fear scorpions okay well
don't worry

the Scorpions hang out in the summer
stars up there

in the southern sky I and the dragon
must be the constellation Draco the

dragon who flies high in the northern
sky and some

yep plus will get you prepared for the
moon's close encounter with the ringed

planet

on July 7 let's show you the dragon and
the

scorpion it okay

we have our sky set for any night this
week at 11 p.m.

facing south Scorpius is one of the few
constellations that

actually looks like its namesake you
won't need to strain your imaginations

to see a scorpion in the stars

Scorpius cuddles just above the southern
horizon

as a long fish hook shape up stars the
curve marks the Scorpion's tail and

stinger

anymore imagination to see his body and
claws but

there's his red beating heart a red
supergiant star

and tarts Antares has inspired observers
for thousands of years

it means arrival at mars because it's
similar in color to the red planet

but its nothing like Mars first Antares
is a star

and mars as a planet second entire is
one of the largest known stars in the

galaxy

this is one in tires would look like
next our sup

mars to be too small to show on the
screen expects a huge star

mythology Scorpius was the Slayer a
variety course we all know about Orion's

belt at three stars

but Scorpius has three stars almost in a
row

you can find them at the head of the
Scorpion okay

they're not quite wind up like a Ryan
spell but still there easy to find

their names are if I S on the top shubha

in the middle and pie score PI on the
bot you just want to say to be dead

yeah it's definitely a fun starts a plus
Schubert is a variable star

that means changes its brightness from
time to time okay

now let's look to the northern sky and
go dragon hunting

trigger the dragon lurks in the north
with her tail beginning between the Big

Dipper

on the left and the Northstar right
there if you're having trouble finding

the North Star

use the brighter stars in the Big Dipper
to point the way shoot an arrow from the

two stars at the and Big Dipper spoon
and continued that to the right

and bingo you run into the North stock
the only a dark sky to see the dragon's

tail the corals around the Little Dipper

so let's zoom into the dragon's head
which holds the brightest stars in this

monster constellation 3 semi bright
stars markets head and Ani triangle

they are in order brightness L tannen
roster bon

and groom him and if you're in a darker
sky you might be able to make out of or

you just wanted to say rust abounded yep
I like my quirky star names

to the Babylonians draco was the she
dragon TMR

she said to have had a body seven miles
long and I'm out its biggest sky

along came a got a martyr who slew the
Great Beast with a bow and arrow

martic 10 fleiss the dragon and half 1/2
becoming the earth

and the other becoming the heavens about
okay

so now we fast forwarded in time to the
night of July 7 and the moon is just to

the right and the Scorpions clause

can I print star names this time sure
these are some good ones

okay above the moon is supernaturally
and below is

you been out to be yes and right next to
the moon is the ring planet Saturn bout

will be

really close together that night they'll
be about one degree part on July 7 and

maybe just maybe

you could see both the moon and Saturn
at the same time in a small telescope

so get out and see the action in the sky
this week

and don't forget to look for Scorpius in
the southern sky not at your feet stop

stop doing that and feed Rico in the
northern sky

keep looking up

me