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Bookmark or Share- 88 Officially Recognized Constellations - NASALatin Name English Name or Description; Andromeda: Princess of Ethiopia: Antlia: Air pump: Apus: Bird of Paradise: Aquarius ...
- Pegasus Constellation | Facts, Information, History, Location & StarsThe Babylonian constellation is known as IKU – which means “field” – had four stars of which three were later part of the Greek constellation Hippos – Pegasus. In ancient Persia, Pegasus was depicted by al-Sufi as a complete horse facing east, unlike most other uranographers, who had depicted Pegasus as half of a horse, rising out of ...
- Crux Constellation | Facts, Information, History & DefinitionThe constellation of Crux is quite devoid of deep-sky objects, however, the Coalsack Nebula, and the Jewel Box open star cluster are worth observing. Coalsack Nebula The Coalsack Nebula, also known as the Southern Coalsack, or designated as Caldwell 99, is the most prominent dark nebula in the sky, being visible to the naked eye as a dark patch ...
- What Is A Constellation? | Definition, Meaning, Names & Most FamousConstellation is a Latin word meaning “set with stars”. Before the compass was invented, people used the stars to navigate, mainly when sailing across the ocean. They used a constellation called the Ursa Minor to identify the location of Polaris, also known as the North Star.
- Eridanus Constellation | Facts, Information, Mythology, History ...The constellation of Eridanus hosts a supervoid, designated as the Eridanus Supervoid – it is the second-largest known void. The constellation of Eridanus hosts many interesting deep-sky objects such as the planetary nebula NGC 1535, the reflection nebula IC 2118, the galaxies NGC 1232, NGC 1234, NGC 1291, or the spiral galaxy NGC 1300.
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