Sagittarius the archer

 

The constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius rising above the Adriatic. Canon IXUS compact camera. Image Credit Kurt Thrust

" Mrs Thrust and I have been married for 50 years and to celebrate this milestone spent 10 days in Lido de Jesolo, Italy. Consequently, I was able to witness the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius riding reasonably high above the southern horizon. Unfortunately most night were misty, there was a lot of light pollution and my compact pocket camera was hardly up to the challenge of astrophotography. This snap was the best I could manage in the circumstances. On our anniversary night Mrs Thrust wore a scarlet jump suit and look stunning. A memorable holiday by the Adriatic!" - Kurt Thrust current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.