ASCELLA (Zeta Sagittarii). At bright third magnitude (2.63) and beautifully prominent because of its location, Ascella makes the lip of the Little Milk Dipper of Sagittarius.
Some Sidereal astrologers denounce tropical astrologers for failing to relate to the "actual heavens", seeing in this a fundamental degeneration of the subject (Kenneth Bowser, The Traditional Astrologer magazine, (Ascella), Issue 14, May 1997, pp.
[7299] zeta Sagittarii, also known as Ascella ("armpit"), is the third brightest star in the constellation. It is a double star about 90 light-years distant. Its components are a white giant and a subgiant.
KAUS AUSTRALIS (Epsilon Sgr)
Ascella (Zeta Sgr)
Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sgr)
Ain al Rami (Nu 1 Sgr)
Albaldah (Pi Sgr)
NUNKI (Sigma Sgr)
Terebellum (Omega Sgr)
Terebellum (59 Sgr)
Terebellum (60 Sgr)
Terebellum (62 Sgr) ...
Ain al Rami (ν1 Sgr), Albaldah(π Sgr), Alfecca Meridiana (α CrA), Al Nasl (γ Sgr), Arkab Prior (β1 Sgr), Arkab Posterior (β2 Sgr), Ascella (ζ Sgr), Kaus Australis (ε Sgr), Kaus Borealis (λ Sgr), ...
While the asterism of the bow is quite apparent, it takes some imagination to see the half-man, half-beast pulling back on the string. Perhaps it helps to know that zeta Sagittarii is named "Ascella" (the armpit of the archer), ...
The word Kaus comes from the Arabic al-qaus, ‘the bow', while the suffixes are Latin words signifying the middle, southern and northern parts of the bow. Zeta Sagittarii is Ascella, a Latin word meaning ‘armpit'.
Ascella Zeta Sagittarii
Asellus Australis Delta Cancri
Asellus Borealis Gamma Cancri
Asellus Primus Theta Bootis
Asellus Secundus Iota Bootis
Asellus Tertius Kappa Bootis
Ashlesha Epsilon Hydrae
Askella Zeta Sagittarii
Aspidiske Iota Carinae ...
 See also: Constellation, Star, Kaus Australis, Sagittarius, Constellations
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