Fish-hook to Polynesians. Description East of Virgo along the ecliptic the constellation Scorpius creeps above the treetops, with his menacing tail below, and stinger above. The Romans cut off the scorpion's claws to make the constellation Libra the Balance. Continue eastward along the ecliptic to the next constellation, Sagittarius the Archer. The size of each star indicates its relative magnitude .
Constellation names are light blue .
Messier object numbers are pink . Globular clusters are gold starbursts . Open clusters are dotted white circles. Planetary nebula are green diamonds . Bright nebula are magenta squares .