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Is it the head or the tail of the Scorpio constellation I am seeing in the night sky?

April 26, 2017Astronomy constellation Head Mathematics Night Scorpio seeing tail

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Is it the head or the tail of the Scorpio constellation I am seeing in the night sky?

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thanks to notice your location, this makes it possible you definitely only can see the head of the scorpion, because your latitude on earth makes it impossible to see the lower part (the tail) of the scorpion above the horizon. You need to go some 15 degrees south (a holiday in the Mediterranean see e.g) to see him completely, and then you will see how beautiful he is, and how he really looks like a scorpion, with obviously his tail and scissors…