Constellation maps divide the celestial sphere into 88 parts, known as constellations, helping astronomers locate stars and deep sky objects. The star constellations that can be seen in the …

Facts, location and map Taurus is the 17th largest constellation in the sky, occupying an area of 797 square degrees. It is one of the 15 equatorial constellations. It is located in the first …

The 10 constellations in the Ursa Major family all lie in the northern celestial hemisphere and can be seen rotating around the north celestial pole throughout the year from the northern latitudes.

Eridanus is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It represents the celestial river. It is home to Achernar, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the nearby star Epsilon Eridani, and the …

Facts, location and map Draco is the eighth largest constellation in the night sky, occupying an area of 1083 square degrees. It lies in the third quadrant of the northern hemisphere (NQ3) …

Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the far southern sky. It represents the reticle. It is home to the binary star Zeta Reticuli and the Topsy Turvy Galaxy.

In star maps, Orion is typically depicted either as facing the charge of Taurus, the Bull, or pursuing the Pleiades sisters, represented by the famous open cluster Messier 45.

The constellation is represented by the symbol ♎. Libra does not contain any first magnitude stars. Its brightest stars, Zubeneschamali and Zubenelgenubi, shine at third magnitude. The …

Sextans does not have any stars brighter than magnitude 3.00 and contains five stars located within 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) of Earth. The brightest star in the constellation is Alpha …

Constellations make a two-dimensional map of the sky used for orientation, to make it easier for astronomers to find objects and explain their location and for navigators to use stars to …