
See the Sagittarius Teapot | July 17 - July 23
Season 46 Episode 29 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ312 July 17-23, 2023 “See the Sagittarius Teapot July 2023”
Star Gazers STGZ312 July 17-23, 2023 “See the Sagittarius Teapot July 2023”
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See the Sagittarius Teapot | July 17 - July 23
Season 46 Episode 29 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ312 July 17-23, 2023 “See the Sagittarius Teapot July 2023”
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
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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!
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