Scorpius constellation. Optical image of the constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion. To the left are the bright star clouds of the central Milky Way. The head of the scorpion is made up of the vertical line of three white stars at upper right. To their left is the bright orange star Antares (Alpha Scorpii), which marks the scorpion's heart. The body and tail sweep towards lower left as a straggly line of stars, before curling upwards again to form the scorpion's sting, marked by the bright star Shaula (Lambda Scorpii). The scorpion's claws were once represented by the stars that now form Libra, out of the frame to the right.