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  List of constellations by area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here is a list of the 88 modern constellations by their area in the sky, measured in square degrees.
These areas are determined by constellation boundaries drawn up by Eugène Delporte in 1930 on behalf of the IAU and published in Délimitation scientifique des constellations (Cambridge University Press).
Delporte drew the boundaries along vertical and horizontal lines of right ascension and declination; however, he did so for the epoch B1875.0, which means that due to precession of the equinoxes, the borders on a modern star map (eg, for epoch J2000) are already somewhat skewed and no longer perfectly vertical or horizontal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_constellations_by_area   (221 words)

  
 List of constellations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ancient Greeks originated many constellations that are still in use today, many of which were recorded by Ptolemy.
Some new constellations caught on, while others did not.
Properly speaking, a constellation is an area of the sky or the celestial sphere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_constellations   (193 words)

  
 List of constellations - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
One of Ptolemy's constellations, Argo Navis, no longer exists, having been split into the modern constellations of Carina, Puppis and Vela.
Other proposed constellations didn't succeed in becoming recognised, most notably Quadrans Muralis (now part of Boötes) for which the Quadrantid meteors are named.
List of constellations, Modern constellations, Former constellations, Asterisms, See also, External links, Constellations, Lists of constellations and Constellations listed by Ptolemy.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_Constellations   (436 words)

  
 Talk:List of constellations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constellations are recognized not only by their patterns, but also by the bright stars in them.
Is there any page that lists both the constellations and their prominent stars (or vice versa).
I found individual stars and constellations lists, but not a page that has got both lists, maybe as a table.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:List_of_constellations   (124 words)

  
 Constellations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
From around 1600 to 1800, post-Copernican astronomers invented hosts of "modern" constellations from the faint stars that lie between the classical figures, from pieces of ancient constellations, and from the stars that occupy the part of the southern sky that could not be seen from classical lands.
Constellations, both ancient and modern, are generally meant to honor and represent, not to portray.
The constellations and their luminaries are linked to the main "Stars" page, the links growing as new descriptions and photographs are added.
www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/const.html   (511 words)

  
 eSky: Constellations
These are the constellations intersected by the ecliptic (the plane of the Solar System).
Not until the age of discovery did Europeans see these stars, and the names of their constellations are therefore much less ancient than those of the northern sky.
Because 'constellations' are officially defined, some well-known star-groups can't, technically speaking, be described with that term.
www.glyphweb.com /esky/concepts/constellations.html   (580 words)

  
 Constellation List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The stars are listed under "Stars" as well as in parenthesis beside the constellation in which they appear.
If the constellation or part of the constellation is popularly known by another name, I have also given this name in (" ") beside the original constellation.
Fainter constellations such as Sagitta may not be visible at SBO due to light pollution from Boulder.
casa.colorado.edu /~skinners/ast1110_syll/const1.html   (114 words)

  
 * Triangulum - (Astronomy): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Triangulum, the Triangle, was recognized as a distinct constellation since ancient Greece.
Located in the constellation Triangulum, M33 is a member of our local group of galaxies.
Lying adjacent to Andromeda and Pegasus are the rather small constellations Triangulum (the Triangle) and Aries (the Ram).
www.mimihu.com /astronomy/triangulum.html   (919 words)

  
 Constellations (by month)
This is a list of all 88 constellations split up into the months when they are best seen in the sky.
The constellations are typically visible for more than just one month, depending on where you are on the Earth.
If you need to know exactly when a constellation is visible, check in a star atlas or on a planisphere.
www.astro.wisc.edu /~dolan/constellations/constellationmonth_list.html   (94 words)

  
 The Constellations - Astronomy for Kids
Constellations have been an important part of human society and folklore since we humans lived in caves, and, probably, even before then.
These stories, also known as mythology, behind the constellations can be as interesting as studying the constellations themselves.
In addition to a few of the constellations, we will also give you guides to a few "asterisms", which aren't officially constellations, but are easily recognizable patterns of stars that are either parts of a larger official constellation, such as the Big Dipper, or just good landmarks, like the Summer Triangle.
www.dustbunny.com /afk/constellations   (1016 words)

  
 Portable Planetariums Home More than a Portable Planetarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Constellation figures disappear entirely, replaced by geometric, “connect-the-dots” type formations that further aid the general public in locating patterns of stars in the sky.
Constellation (astronomy), in astronomy, any of 88 imagined groupings of bright stars that appear on the celestial sphere (see Ecliptic) and that are named after religious or mythological figures, animals, or objects.
The oldest known drawings of constellations are motifs on seals, vases, and gaming boards from the Sumerians, indicating that constellations may have been developed as early as 4000 bc.
www.planetarios.com /manualconstelaciones.htm   (1616 words)

  
 Northern Constellation Myths   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Constellations: The date indicates when the constellation is rising on the east horizon at dawn, or is in the rising house.
This constellation was observed by Johannes Hevelius in 1678.
I assume this constellation was invented to illustrate the difference between real lions and the Nemean Lion.
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 The 7 constellations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.nzdf.org.nz /notices/messages/310.htm   (682 words)

  
 The Constellations
Historically, constellations were groupings of stars that were thought to outline the shape of something, usually with mythological significance.
Astrology is bunk, but the constellations of the zodiac are still of importance because the planets, as well as the Sun and Moon, are all near or on the ecliptic at any given time; thus, they are always found within one of the zodiac constellations.
In modern astronomy, the significance of constellations is no longer mythological, but practical: constellations define imaginary regions of the sky, just as the individual states each define an imaginary region of the United States.
csep10.phys.utk.edu /astr161/lect/time/constellations.html   (668 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of constellations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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The Pleiades star cluster A star is a massive body of plasma in outer space that is currently producing or has produced energy through nuclear fusion.
Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-constellations   (370 words)

  
 Read about List of constellations at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research List of constellations and learn about List of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
constellations with precise boundaries, so that every direction belongs to exactly one constellation.
The modern list is based on a list derived from the Romans,
Coma Berenices, Serpens, and portions of Argo Navis, are now officially constellations.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/List_of_Constellations   (169 words)

  
 Dome Entrance
To learn the name of a constellation in an area of the sky chart, just click on that area of the chart.
Each of the constellation pages gives a brief of the classical mythology associated with that constellation.
There is a link to the left will take you to a list of links connecting to the 88 pages describing the mythology of the constellations.
domeofthesky.com /foyer.html   (219 words)

  
 IAU constellation list 1
This is the original list of constellation names and abbreviations agreed by the International Astronomical Union at its inaugural General Assembly held in Rome in May 1922, and published in the Transactions of the IAU, vol.
So the three-letter list was Russell’s alone, amended by input from others at the IAU Rome meeting, and Russell’s mention of Hertzsprung’s earlier scheme was a courtesy that was misinterpreted.
As explained in the introduction to the Harvard catalogue, its northern constellation names were taken from the atlases and catalogues of the German astronomers F. Argelander and Eduard Heis, while the southern constellations came from the corresponding works of B. Gould, an American astronomer who was director of the Argentine National Observatory in Córdoba.
www.ianridpath.com /iaulist1.htm   (431 words)

  
 * Delphinus - (Astronomy): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Delphinus was later put in the heavens as a constellation by a grateful Poseidon.
Delphinus, the dolphin, is a small constellation of the family of the "Heavenly Waters" lying north, but close to the celestial equator.
Heanenly Waters is a family of 9 constellations that includes Delphinus (the Dolphin), Columba (the Dove), Equuleus (the Little Horse), Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), Eridanus (the river), Pisces Austrinus (the Southern Fish),...
www.mimihu.com /astronomy/delphinus.html   (422 words)

  
 * Aquarius - (Astronomy): Definition
One of the twelve ancient constellations that make up the zodiac, Aquarius is located in a part of the sky known as "the Water" that is full of water-related constellations.
If this myth seems insubstantial to us, it is perhaps a result of the Greeks imposing their own story on a constellation adopted from elsewhere.
In the constellation Aquarius lies a globular cluster known as M72.
en.mimi.hu /astronomy/aquarius.html   (1155 words)

  
 List of constellations - Ultronomicon
The first part consists of constellations, which are two or more stars.
The second part consists of individual stars that are not part of a constellation (at least in SC2).
The coordinates provided for constellations are for their Alpha (usually largest) star.
uqm.stack.nl /wiki/index.php?title=List_of_constellations   (113 words)

  
 constellations
Constellations were made over the past 6,000 years by farmers, poets, and others.
Glue a copy of the constellation onto the center of the white side of the platter.
Word search containing 25 constellations as a review for those students who have prior knowledge or to stimulate those who are unfamiliar with constellations.
www.phys.lsu.edu /outreach/plato/constellations.htm   (924 words)

  
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Since such objects neither rise or set, times of rising and setting aren't listed for them when you click on them; you are merely informed that they are circumpolar or never visible.
In general, the Alpha star in a constellation will be brighter than the Beta, which in turn will be brighter than the Gamma...
It provides a simple way to describe the location of the lunar terminator, and is therefore useful in figuring out which lunar features are best positioned for observing.
www.projectpluto.com /gloss/help_4.htm   (2845 words)

  
 Constellations
In the previous months the constellation is likely to be visible to the east mid-evening and be well placed later in the night.
The constellations are listed under the month in which they have their upper transit at about 9.00 pm local mean solar time.
A month earlier and the constellations will be at their highest 2 hours later, while a month later they will be highest two hours earlier.
www.faster.co.nz /~rasnz/Stars/Constellations.htm#top   (279 words)

  
 A Hotlist on Art / Constellations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Constellation List - A list of constellations and the mythology behind them.
A list of constellations and the mythology behind them.
A list of the constellations and the myths behind them.
www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listartcomr.html   (231 words)

  
 Family Constellations Practitioners
Here is the list of Family Constellation Practitioners working in the UK that appears on hellinger.co.uk website.
Further, any qualifications you wish to have displayed in your listing must be supported by copies of the certificates awarding the qualification.
8) awareness that acceptance on the www.hellinger.co.uk listing entails a strong recommendation to connect with or establish a local or regional group in order to exchange ideas and discuss experience of the work.
www.constellationsolutions.co.uk /list.htm   (370 words)

  
 Bayer designation Did You Mean Bayer designation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
See List of constellations for a list of constellations and the genitive forms of their names.
Because the brightest star in many constellations is designated as Alpha, many people wrongly assume that Bayer meant to put the stars in order of their brightness.
And there are even cases where a star has a designation for a constellation in which it does not lie (according to the modern constellation boundaries).
www.did-you-mean.com /Bayer_designation.html   (585 words)

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