Last night we camped in the village of Sereilhac, some maybe 20 miles south west of Limoges.
The temperature all day hovered around 30°C !
Not being used to such heat Helen and I moved slowly and took our time with the simplest of tasks!
All evening, and into that balmy night a nearby frog chorus could be heard, a raucous of beautiful high decibel croaks and mutterings filled the motorhome all night.
There was no let up in that high "croak" volume until around 5.00 am.
I was outside at 5.00 am taking in the glorious French clear skies and marvelling at Scorpius which lay due south.
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| 45° North - Sereilhac |
As we are presently at 45°N at this location it allowed the Scorpion to show off part of its lower tail and stinger. Something I have never seen from my 52°N location in Pembrokeshire.
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| 52° North - Pembrokeshire |
It was amazing to see the stinger, it's main star shone out brightly.
Scorpius with it body, claws, and now complete tail and stinger on show imparted a most impressive display.
The whole constellation took on a beautiful three dimensional aspect.
I hope to see a lot more of the Scorpion over the next few weeks.
Scorpio - The Scorpion
Antares- Lucida star
Dominant red star "Antares" Greek word for the "rival of Mars"
Both Antares and Mars have often even mistaken for each other when the planet has been in that vicinity.
In ancient times Antares was looked upon as one of the "Royal Stars" of which there were four. The other three, Regulus, Aldebaran, and Fomalhaut.
They were supposed to guard the four quarters of the Heavens.