A bright zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere between Libra and Sagittarius, represented as a scorpion.

The sun passes briefly through Scorpius in the last week of November. The heart of the scorpion is marked by the bright red super giant star Antares.

Scorpius contains rich Milky Way star fields, plus the strongest X-ray source in the sky, Scorpius X-1. The whole area is rich in clusters and nebulae.