Travel Bug Dog Tag Scorpius

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Owner:
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Released:
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Origin:
California, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Die Schatztruhe des Buffalo Bill

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Current Goal

To visit astronomical observatories around the world. If you can’t drop me at an observatory directly, visit one and get a picture for the gallery.

About This Item

Scorpius the Scorpion

Scorpius is a constellation in the night sky and is one of the oldest known. An asterism of a gigantic skewed "S" was seen in many ancient cultures as a scorpion, possibly handed down by cultural conquest or influence. It really does resemble the nasty little bug!

Scorpius the Scorpion can be seen in during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It's on the ecliptic so it's pretty close to the horizon for those in the far north or south. Find a nice flat horizon and maybe a hilltop to see Scorpius if you live above or below about 42 degrees latitude.

Two stars at the eastern tip are both called "The Sting" in Arabic, traditionally form the stinger. The claws are at the eastern tip and form giant fan shape from the very bright star Antares.

According to Greek mythology, Scorpius is the beast which finally killed the Great Hunter, Orion. Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations in the sky, best visible in Winter.

Log if you can find Scorpius in the night sky!
 

Countries Visited:

  1. USA
  2. Canada
  3. Netherlands
  4. France
  5. Belgium
  6. Andorra
  7. Germany
  8. Czech Republic
  9. Austria

United States Visited:

  1. California

Gallery Images related to Scorpius

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Tracking History (15471.9mi) View Map

Dropped Off 2/15/2014 skifex placed it in Die Schatztruhe des Buffalo Bill Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - 1.4 miles  Visit Log
Visited 2/13/2014 skifex took it to Kö Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - 200.31 miles  Visit Log
Visited 2/12/2014 skifex took it to Wa(h)rsteinlich gar nicht so schwer... Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 3.74 miles  Visit Log
Visited 2/2/2014 skifex took it to Die Schranne blüht Baden-Württemberg, Germany   Visit Log
Visited 2/2/2014 skifex took it to Kunterbunte Tierwelt in Vaihingen Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 1.37 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/2/2014 skifex retrieved it from Schönes Kaltental Baden-Württemberg, Germany   Visit Log

Im schönen Kaltental gefunden und mitgenommen. Mal schauen, wo die Reise hingeht :-)
Discovered It 2/2/2014 freyja! discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered this little scorpio in Stuttgart.
Dropped Off 1/5/2014 slowfox79 placed it in Schönes Kaltental Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 1.68 miles  Visit Log
  • Scorpius @ Schönes Kaltental, Stuttgart
Visited 1/3/2014 slowfox79 took it to Tierfreunde Baden-Württemberg, Germany - .72 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/30/2013 slowfox79 took it to Die Schranne blüht Baden-Württemberg, Germany - .84 miles  Visit Log
  • Scorpius @ Die Schranne blüht, Stuttgart
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