Mythology and history

Characteristics

        Scutum is a smallest constellation located in the celestial equator of 100º square in form of perfect rectangle. The parallel of 10º of South latitude crosses the constellation by half, is observable in both hemispheres during the months of  March to September. Is something difficult to locate it since it is not formed by shining stars, however, by the northeast sector crosses the equator of our galaxy and therefore, we observed with a small telescope a great amount of weak stars, stellar and globular cluster. It turns out magnificent to contemplate the constellation with prisms binocular since we can see the stellar wealth of our galaxy surrounds already of the nucleus of the Milky Route.

        Scutum limits the north with the constellations of Aquila and Serpens Cauda, to the east with Serpens Tail, the south with the constellation of Sagittarius and to the west with Aquila and Sagittarius, therefore, Scutum is fitted between three constellations, Aquila, Serpens Cauda and Sagittarius.

 The constellation of Scutum I located the 29 to it of June of 1984 in the Majorcan locality of Inca, had then, 17 years.

Observations by telescope

            NOTE: One is in a rich zone. There is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components, are separated slightly, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x, profit not to identify the colors.

            NOTE: One is in a very rich zone. A small spot in form of comet tail is observed as, it is a difficult object of identification, and indecisive with a R-90mm.

            NOTE: One is in a rich zone to 40' to the east of a Scuti. It is formed by ten stars of similar magnitude, oriented with angles of position of 180º, has a slight concentration towards the center.

           NOTE: One is in a very rich zone. One is one very pretty double of similarity brightness and slight separation that causes that it is one pretty double. It is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50 increases.

           NOTE: One is in a rich zone. There is a slight difference of brightness between the components, are something together. It is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50 increases. The main one I see secondary white it and the blue one.

            NOTE: One is in a rich zone. A circular and indecisive, suggestive nubecita is observed and with a strong concentration towards the center.

            NOTE: One is located to 45' to the east of d Scuti. A nubecita with a strong concentration is observed towards the center and indecisive with a R-90mm. Although in her four stars are observed that define the nebula.

            NOTE: One is in a rich zone. It is a precious plagued countless star cloud. It has form of fan with an important entrance of 5' of depth that characterizes to him with form of comecocos.

            NOTE: One is approximately in a rich zone to 1º to the north of M11. A small nubecita of 6' is observed. It has a strong concentration towards the center, is observed indecisive.

            NOTE: One is in a rich zone. It is a globular cluster with a strong gradient and two zones of brightness different corresponding to the nucleus and the periphery. One is a precious globular cluster.

              NOTE: One is in a rich zone. There is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components, are something tight, although it is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 100x. The main one is yellow and the secondary one I see it orange.

            NOTE: One is in a very rich zone. There is a slight difference of brightness between the components, are something separated, both components I see white them, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

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