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Glenn Dawes is a co-author of the yearbook Astronomy 2019 Australia (Quasar Publishing)

with Glenn Dawes.

Naked eye Perched high in the evening sky is Scorpius and Sagittarius, marking the Milky Way’s central hub. A less obvious member of this group is Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. Look near Antares for a dark region marked out by six faint stars arranged in a box shape. Binoculars Where the ‘tail’ stars of Scorpius make a near 90° turn is an area rich in star fields. A great example is the open cluster NGC 6231, dominated by a dozen hot blue-white stars with three others nearby arranged in a distinctive equilateral triangle shape. Small telescope The constellation of Sagittarius is home to many bright globular clusters. These massive ‘cities’ of stars don’t all look the same – the stars in the core of Messier 75 are very dense; those in the brighter and larger…

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Australian Geographic (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2019

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