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	The Constellations - Enchanted Learning Software
		Cetus is a constellation that straddles the celestial equator.
		[Abbreviation: Sgr] Sagittarius is the ninth constellation of the zodiac.
		[Abbreviation: Sco] Scorpius (the scorpion) is a constellation of the zodiac.
	www.zoomschool.com /subjects/astronomy/stars/constellations.shtml (2295 words)

	Constellation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe at one time or another during the year.
		Twelve of the constellations in the southern celestial hemisphere were not observable by the Greeks, and were created by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman in the sixteenth century and first cataloged by Johann Bayer.
		All modern constellation names are Latin proper names or words, and some stars are named using the genitive of the constellation in which they are found.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constellation (968 words)

	Pavo (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pavo, being Latin for Peacock, is a southern constellation.
		The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
		In Australia "the Saucepan" is sometimes used as an unofficial name for part of the constellation of Pavo, when finding the south by the stars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pavo_(constellation) (224 words)

	CONSTELLATION - LoveToKnow Article on CONSTELLATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At one time it was held that the constellation names and myths were of, Greek origin; this view has now been disproved,,and an examination of the Hellenic myths associated with the stars and star-groups in the light of the records revealed by the decipherment of Euphratean.
		These constellations were arranged in three concentric annuli, the northern ones in an inner annulus subdivided into 60 degrees, the zodiacal ones into a medial annulus of 120 degrees, and the southern ones into an outer annulus of 240 degrees.
		in the Iau1J2~va of Aratus 44 constellations are enumerated, viz.
	5.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/CONSTELLATION.htm (2730 words)

	Sea and Sky's Pictures in the Sky: September Constellations
		The ten constellations of September contain several notable groups such as Aquila, the eagle, Capricornus, the sea goat, and Cygnus, the swan.
		Capricornus is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac, which is an imaginary belt of the sky through which the sun passes on its year-long travels across the sky.
		Pavo, the Peacock, is visible in latitudes south of 15 degrees north from June through August.
	www.seasky.org /pictures/sky7b09.html (1036 words)

	The Constellations : Starshine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The constellation portrays a man or boy spilling water from an urn, although it is difficult to see any figure in the straggling assortment of mostly faint stars visible in the southern sky in the autumn.
		Crux is a modern constellation, and is the smallest constellation in the sky.
		This constellation is supposed to be the tiny scorpion that killed Orion with its sting and was placed in the sky to memorialize the event.
	www.starshine.com /frankn/astronomy/constellations.asp (6841 words)

	(18/01/2006) The Celestial Birds of the Southern Sky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The artworks depict globular clusters, nebulae, and galaxies observed in the birds constellations in the Southern hemisphere.
		Constellations in the southern hemisphere were not observable by the ancient Greeks and were therefore unknown until two Dutch navigators, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, mapped them during their travel down south during the sixteenth century.
		Of the twelve Bayer constellations, Tucana (the toucan), Apus (the bird of paradise), Grus (the crane), Pavo (the peacock), and Phoenix (the firebird) form “the celestial birds” in the southern hemisphere.
	www.physics.usyd.edu.au /plasma/complex/news/2006/news18_01_06_02.html (879 words)

	Pavo, September Constellation
		This constellation was introduced on the 1603 star map of the German celestial cartographer Johann Bayer.
		Pavo and Triangulum Asutrale are circumpolar constellations for New Zealand and so are visible throughout the year, but will be very low (and inverted) during the evening in Autumn.
		The constellations are orientated as shown in the chart with Pavo at its highest to the south at about 9.00 pm NZST on September 1, 8.00 pm September 15 and as the sky darkens at the end of September.
	www.faster.co.nz /~rasnz/Stars/Pavo.htm (588 words)

	Constellations
		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)

	Galactic Central, Trantor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The constellation was devised by the Frenchman Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1752.
		The full name of the constellation is Octans Hadleianus (named by Lacaille after John Hadley, to honor the inventor of the octant, today replaced by the sextant.) The Octant is a navigational tool used to determine the altitude of a star, and thus one's latitude on the Earth.
		Pavo and Triangulum Astrale are circumpolar constellations for New Zealand and so are visible throughout the year, but will be very low (and inverted) during the evening in Autumn.
	www.luisprada.com /Protected/Galactic_Central_Trantor.htm (5609 words)

	COM-Ind,Pav,Tel.html
		The constellation is rather inconspicuous and it's brightest star is 3rd magnitude.
		Pavo is circumpolar from latitude 35º and further south, culminating (ie.at its highest point) at the end of August at 9pm.
		As its name implies the constellation is meant to represent a telescope, but it bears little resemblance to one and very few amateurs would ever bother to point their telescopes towards this constellation.
	www.bintel.com.au /08indpa.htm (506 words)

	Octans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Octans (the octant) is an inconspicuous constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
		Its star Sigma Octantis (σ Oct) is the closest naked-eye star to the pole, but it is so faint that it is practically useless as a polar star for navigation purposes.
		According to modern boundaries, its neighbouring constellations are Tucana, Indus, Pavo, Apus, Chamaeleon, Mensa and Hydrus.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Octans (109 words)

	Pavo Constellation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pavo, the peacock, is a modern constellation created by Johann Bayer and published in 1603
		Pavo, the peacock, is a modern constellation created by Johann Bayer and published in 1603 in his famous Uranometria atlas.
		Planetary star HD 196050 (G4 V) in the constellation of pavo is located at a distance of 152.97 Light Years from our Solar system Co-ordinates of Right Ascension: 20 37 51.7102 and Declination: -60 38 04.135.
	www.udy.com /hosts/Wingmakers/Pavo.html (837 words)

	Astronomy Tutorial - Constellations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Before writing was developed, the constellations were used as picture books to help the town storyteller remember the legends and myths passed on to him from his predecessors.
		It is interesting to note that some constellations, such as Ursa Major (the Great Bear), used the same basic group of stars and represented the same objects as they did in other cultures.
		An asterism is a miniature constellation within another constellation or group of constellations.
	www.iolaks.com /softech/astro/astro3.htm (418 words)

	Pavo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It can be found between the constellations of Telescopium, the telescope, and Octans, the octant.
		Although the constellation is modern, peacocks have mythological connections to ancient Greece.
		The peacock was the symbol for the goddess Hera, who placed the 100 eyes of the giant Argus into the tail of peacock to honor his service.
	www.pa.msu.edu /people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/constellation_pages/pavo.htm (63 words)

	Pavo
		Pavo the Peacock is a large constellation lying south of Sagittarius and the Southern Crown, showing the tail of the peacock in full display.
		This bird was still further astronomical in originally having been Argos, the builder of the ship Argo, who was changed by Juno to a peacock when his vessel was transferred to the sky.
		Pavo is said to give vanity and love of display, together with a long life and sometimes fame.
	www.retnet.net.au /annew/Pavo.html (2091 words)

	Pavo
		A constellation, “the peacock,” in the polar skies of the Southern Hemisphere.
		During the next three months she continued her busy schedule with a run to the Gilberts, inter-island shuttles in the Marshalls, and a four-week deployment to American bases in the Marianas.
		Pavo arrived San Pedro, Calif., 31 August; thence, following repairs at Terminal Island, she departed for the Atlantic Coast 13 October.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/p3/pavo.htm (428 words)

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Constellations
		The 88 constellation are those defined by the International Astronomical Union.
		Most constellations with a mythology date to antiquity; most constellations with a defined history (an astronomer who defined them, etc.) have no particular mythology.
		This part is for the 12 zodiac constellations.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/WikiProject_Constellations.html (169 words)

	CONSTELLATIONS INDEX
		The hunter Orion is one of the most easily spotted constellations, especially in winter, and is visible from every inhabited part of the globe.
		Orion the hunter appropriately faces the red eye (star Aldebaran) of the adjacent bull (constellation Taurus); Albrecht Dürer represented him thus.
		His dog (constellation Canis Major) walks at his lower right, containing the brightest star in the sky (Sirius).
	homepage.mac.com /kvmagruder/bcp/aster/constellations (365 words)

	Pavo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pavo is a large constellation showing the tail of the peacock in full display.
		While the Bayer stars are not very bright, there are several deep sky objects of interest in the constellation.
		A printed version of this web site ["The Constellations Pocket Guide"] is available, covering all 88 constellations and their graphics.
	www.dibonsmith.com /pav_con.htm (422 words)

	Pavo
		Pavo was created by the Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, who charted the southern skies in 1595 - 1597.
		This constellation lies too far south to have figured in classical mythology.
		Even though the constellation does not appear in classical mythology, the animal does, that the constellation represents for us.
	domeofthesky.com /clicks/pav.html (392 words)

	Constellation Aquila
		Cygnus, the Swan, Corvus, the Raven, and Lyra (in the past known as a Vulture) were all placed in the sky by the gods of Mount Olympus.
		Altair is the brightest star in the constellation; and, flanked by Alshain (Beta-Aquilae) and Tarazed (Gamma-Aquilae), the trio are known as the Family of Aquila and form a pretty, recognizable straight-line group of stars.
		One day as she looked from her castle window over the river of heaven she saw a handsome youth who was tending the royal oxen.
	www.eastbayastro.org /articles/lore/aquila.htm (805 words)

	Astronomical Constellations
		The ancient astrologers believed that those constellations which lie along the zodiac - the signs of the zodiac - influence our daily lives.
		They recognised only 12 of the zodiacal constellations, although there are, in fact, 13, since the Sun passes through Ophiuchus.
		Dependent upon the time of year, the actual orientation of the constellations as they appear in the sky at a particular location may differ from that of the maps.
	www.r-clarke.org.uk /constellations/constellations1.htm (394 words)

	Pavo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		His inspiration to name this constellation as such, may have come from the mythological peacock that was sacred to Hera.
		Zeus' wife Hera, had suspected that her husband had fallen in love with the mortal Io and had changed his lover in a white heifer as disguise.
		After Hera found out of Argus' death, she distribuited his eyes all over the tail of the peacock.
	www.astro.wisc.edu /~dolan/constellations/constellations/Pavo.html (96 words)

	Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas - Pavo
		Constellations: Pavo -- the Eyes of a Giant
		While they are quite large, they are all about 30-35k, and so are easy to view at today's modem speeds.
		The first map is a wide area view of the constellation, suitable for naked eye browsing.
	www.hawastsoc.org /deepsky/pav (589 words)

	Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ophiuchus - constellation of the Serpent Holder and Healer.
		The Greek goddess Aphrodite and her son (Eros) turned into these fish to escape the giant Typhon.
		Piscis Austrinus - constellation of the Southern Fish.
	www.singularsci.com /SkyGlossary7.htm (138 words)

	Pavo - Wiktionary
		Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597.
		(astronomy): A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock.
		It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/Pavo (73 words)

	Tucana, The Tucan - The Constellation Home Page
		Tucana is one of the 15 circumpolar constellations in the southern hemisphere.
		It is most famous as the home of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which, with the Large Magellanic Cloud in Dorado, is one of the two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
		The Toucan is a Brazilian bird, one of the several birds whose names have been given to Southern Hemisphere constellations: Tucana, Apus, Pavo, and Phoenix.
	www.astromax.com /con-page/southern/tuc-01.htm (551 words)

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