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3. The left armpit of the Archer is defined by a quadrangle with Ascella (ζ) at the bottom corner:

His right hand is close to Nunki (σ) and he is aiming in a direction which seems as if it could threaten Scorpius, with the arrow head close to his left hand.

We had better document the rest of the Greek lettered Sagittarius stars, to begin with those in the 19th hour. For practical reasons I have included also some of those in the 20th hour:

μ 18h 13m 45.81s 18h 13.764m 276.9
η 18h 17m 37.73s 18h 17.629m 277.9
Vega 18h 36m 56.19s 18h 36.937m 282.8
φ 18h 45m 39.35s 18h 45.656m 285.0
ν 18h 54m 10.18s 18h 54.170m 287.2
ξ 18h 57m 43.78s 18h 57.730m 288.1
ο 19h 04m 40.93s 19h 04.682m 289.8
τ 19h 06m 56.44s 19h 06.941m 290.4
π 19h 09m 45.83s 19h 09.764m 291.1
ψ 19h 15m 32.40s 19h 15.540m 292.6

19th hour:
  τ Ophiuchi 4.77 08° 11′ S 18h 00m 273.9
Nash γ Sagittarii 2.98 30° 26′ S 18h 03m 274.7
Zhōngshān ο Herculis 3.84 28° 46′ N 18h 04m 275.0
Polis μ Sagittarii 3.84 21° 04′ S 18h 12m 276.9
  η Sagittarii 3.10 36° 46′ S 18h 16m 277.9
  κ Lyrae 4.33 36° 04′ N 18h 18m 278.5
Kaus Medius δ Sagittarii 2.72 29° 51′ S
Tung Hae η Serpentis 3.23 02° 54′ S 18h 19m 278.7
Kaus Australis ε Sagittarii 1.79 34° 25′ S 18h 21m 279.3
Al Athfar μ Lyrae 5.11 39° 30′ N 18h 22m 279.6
Kaus Borealis λ Sagittarii 2.82 25° 27′ S 18h 25m 280.3
Vega α Lyrae 0.03 38° 44′ N 18h 35m 282.8
Double Double ε Lyrae 4.59 39° 37′ N 18h 42m 284.7
  ζ Lyrae 4.34 37° 36′ N 18h 43m 284.8
  φ Sagittarii 3.17 26° 59′ S 18h 44m 285.0
Sheliak β Lyrae 3.52 33° 18′ N 18h 48m 286.1
  ν Lyrae 5.22 32° 33′ N
Ain al Rami ν Sagittarii 4.86 22° 45′ S 18h 52m 287.2
  δ Lyrae 4.22 36° 54′ N 18h 53m 287.3
Alya θ Serpentis 4.62 04° 08′ N 18h 54m 287.6
  ξ Sagittarii 3.52 21° 06′ S 18h 56m 288.1
Sulaphat γ Lyrae 3.25 32° 37′ N 18h 57m 288.4
  λ Lyrae 4.94 32° 09′ N 18h 58m 288.7
Ascella ζ Sagittarii 2.60 29° 57′ S 18h 59m 288.9

20th hour:
Manubrium ο Sagittarii 3.76 21° 44′ S 19h 03m 289.8
  τ Sagittarii 3.32 27° 40′ S 19h 05m 290.4
  ι Lyrae 5.25 36° 06′ N 19h 05m 290.5
Al Baldah π Sagittarii 2.88 21° 01′ S 19h 08m 291.1
Aladfar η Lyrae 4.43 39° 09′ N 19h 12m 292.1
  ψ Sagittarii 4.86 25° 15′ S 19h 14m 292.6
  θ Lyrae 4.35 38° 08′ N 19h 14m 292.8