If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, we would like you to observe Sagittarius, the Archer,which includes the Teapot asterism.
Finding Sagittarius is easy! If you go outside about an hour after sunset and look west, you should be able to find the Teapot asterism roughly halfway between the horizon and the point directly overhead (which is known as the Zenith).
This illustration shows the same area of the night sky. The left hand image is what you would see under average conditions. The middle image shows the Archer and the right hand image shows the Teapot.
Can you find Sagittarius in the figure below?
The illustration below represents the night sky as seen from the Southern Hemisphere about an hour after sunset in early October. If you were to hold this above your head while standing outside so that the compass directions around the edge pointed in the right direction, your view should match the illustration. (Printable version available in the Activity Guide.) You might see more stars or fewer, depending on how much light pollution is in your area.
Use your mouse to point at the area of the sky that contains Sagittarius. When you find it, the Archer will appear.
