Tom Rae REPOST: txmrae from fb.com/groups/milkywaychasers chosen by tracyleephotos MWC Admin: tracyleephotos #milkywaychasers to be featured or post on Fb.com/groups/milkywaychasers. Tag a friend who might enjoy this Milky Way image and journey! From Tom about this image: SCORPION UNDER SCORPIUS IG: instagram.com/txmrae FB.com/share/1EUTFuGyC1 Illuminated by an ultraviolet light, scorpions actually glow a spectacular bright green due to fluorescent compounds in their exoskeleton - a biological trait that is still not fully understood. I took a UV light out into the desert to try and capture a scorpion underneath the Milky Way core and scorpius constellation, and I managed to get it on my first night out! Scorpius is one of the oldest recognized constellations, recorded by ancient civilizations including the Greeks, who associated it with the myth of Orion. Its brightest star, Antares (circled) is 700 times larger than the sun and is a red supergiant often called t...