HIYA STAR GAZERS, YA ALRIGHT?
I'’’M TRACE!
FANCY A CUPPA?
I'’’M POSITIVELY CHUFFED TO SHOW YOU LOT THE CELESTIAL TEAPOT!
LET'’’S CRACK ON!
HIT THE DARKNESS AT MIDNIGHT, FACING SOUTHWEST AND LOOK TOWARD THE HORIZON.
YOU'’’LL SEE ANTARES IN SCORPIUS THE SCORPION AND TO THE LEFT IS SAGITTARIUS THE ARCHER.
SAJJ IS TYPICALLY DEPICTED AS A CENTAUR HOLDING A BOW AND ARROW, BUT AS SILLY AS IT MAY SEEM, IT'’’S ACTUALLY EASIER TO IMAGINE A TEAPOT.
LOOK FOR SAGIE'’’S BRIGHTEST STAR KAUS AUSTRALIS; THAT'’’S THE CORNER OF THE TEAPOT UNDER THE SPOUT.
AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES, THE TEAPOT WILL APPEAR TO TIP OVER, DUMPING THE MILKY WAY FROM IT'’’S CELESTIAL SPOUT.
IF IT'’’S VERY DARK YOU MAY MAKE OUT THAT THE SPOUT IS AN ARROW NOCKED IN A BOW, WITH LEGS STRETCHING TOWARD THE HORIZON.
THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, THIS GROUP OF STARS HAVE BEEN DEITIES, WARRIORS, AND EVEN A BULL.
BUT WAS LABELED SAGITTARIUS EARLY AS 1000 BCE.
LATERS MATES; KEEP LOOKIN'’’ UP!