December Birthstone The December birthstone is Blue Topaz. December Birthstone: Blue Topaz Birthstone Color: Blue As cool and inviting as a blue lake on a blistering summer day, December's birthstone is derived from the Sanskrit word tapas, meaning fire.
Auriga. The northern constellation of Auriga is a beautiful, large pentagon shape situated along the Milky Way. It is a curiosity because it has no Gamma star â it shares it with Taurus.
Scorpius also contains several notable deep sky objects. The Butterfly Cluster, or Messier 6 (NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars that form a shape similar to that of a butterfly. The brightest star in the cluster is BM Scorpii, an orange supergiant, while most of the other bright members are hot, blue B-type stars.