From the April 2007 issue

Forgotten Scorpius

Use this Autostar tour with your computerized Meade telescope.
By | Published: April 23, 2007 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
Emission nebula NGC 6357 in Scorpius
In the June 2007 issue of Astronomy magazine, we featured a story titled “Forgotten Scorpius.” This tour will show you 15 forget-me-not treats from that story. Just make sure the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion is visible in the sky, and you’re on your way.

If you have a Meade telescope with Autostar capabilities, copy and paste the text below into Notepad or TextEdit to upload for a sky tour of the objects listed.

TITLE “Forgotten Scorpius”
AUTO SELECT TEXT “Forgotten Scorpius” “Here are 15 forget-me not treats in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. We featured and described these objects in the June 2007 issue of Astronomy Magazine”
//Forgotten Scorpius
MESSIER 4
MESSIER 6
MESSIER 7
MESSIER 80
NGC 6124
NGC 6144
NGC 6231
IC 4628
NGC 6242
NGC 6281
NGC 6302
NGC 6334
NGC 6337
NGC 6383
NGC 6388
AUTO SELECT TEXT “The End” “Find more Autostar tours at www.astronomy.com. Autostar tour courtesy Astronomy Magazine. Tour written by Michael E. Bakich, senior editor.”
#END
TITLE “Forgotten Scorpius”
AUTO SELECT TEXT “Forgotten Scorpius” “Here are 15 forget-me not treats in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. We featured and described these objects in the June 2007 issue of Astronomy Magazine”
//Forgotten Scorpius
MESSIER 4
MESSIER 6
MESSIER 7
MESSIER 80
NGC 6124
NGC 6144
NGC 6231
IC 4628
NGC 6242
NGC 6281
NGC 6302
NGC 6334
NGC 6337
NGC 6383
NGC 6388
AUTO SELECT TEXT “The End” “Find more Autostar tours at www.astronomy.com. Autostar tour courtesy Astronomy Magazine. Tour written by Michael E. Bakich, senior editor.”
#END