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International Astronomical Union (IAU) designates 88 constellations of stars. In the table below, they are ranked by the solid angle that they subtend in the sky...13 KB (338 words) - 01:10, 30 July 2024
astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered by arcs of...32 KB (848 words) - 02:49, 7 August 2024
astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the sixth largest of the modern constellations. The same name was later taken as a...14 KB (1,489 words) - 20:20, 31 July 2024
listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is the fifth-largest of the modern constellations...37 KB (3,938 words) - 17:49, 8 August 2024
constellations are old historical Western constellations that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised by...25 KB (774 words) - 09:10, 23 August 2024
it remains one of the 88 modern constellations but was long an asterism associated with the just westerly, larger constellation Centaurus. In ancient...12 KB (1,164 words) - 14:08, 24 October 2023
remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its profusion of constellations with watery associations...36 KB (3,977 words) - 13:47, 17 July 2024
one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century...25 KB (2,870 words) - 17:44, 8 July 2024
2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union. The orange supergiant...29 KB (3,229 words) - 15:41, 28 July 2024
appearance of the constellations, e.g. the assassination of Orion by Scorpius, their constellations appearing at opposite times of year. Constellation positions...54 KB (5,783 words) - 16:30, 20 August 2024
88 constellations in size, surpassing better known constellations such as Gemini. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the...40 KB (4,576 words) - 04:45, 17 August 2024
the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. The north pole of the ecliptic is in Draco. Draco is circumpolar...19 KB (2,289 words) - 03:23, 21 July 2024
was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Lepus is most often...8 KB (788 words) - 13:57, 13 June 2024
one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the northern celestial hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century...20 KB (2,292 words) - 20:30, 26 June 2024
Capricornus (redirect from Capricornus constellation)half fish. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Claudius...15 KB (1,542 words) - 12:10, 7 June 2024- (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided...7 KB (415 words) - 21:15, 17 April 2023
celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. It is...46 KB (5,215 words) - 17:44, 6 August 2024
Antlia (redirect from Antlia constellation)constellations thus on occasion. This was universally adopted. The International Astronomical Union adopted it as one of the 88 modern constellations...33 KB (3,842 words) - 18:06, 16 July 2024
by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Leo remains one of the 88 modern constellations today, and one of the most easily recognizable due to its many...16 KB (1,781 words) - 20:13, 23 August 2024
Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees, and also the longest at over 100 degrees. Its southern end borders...17 KB (1,866 words) - 17:27, 25 March 2024
- The constellations as we now have them are, with the exception of a certain number (chiefly in the southern skies) which have been added in modern times
- (1983) by W.C, Seitz, p. 88 Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind. Quote in: 'Hans Hofmann', (1986) by Cynthia
- handle of the Big Dipper (away from the dipper's bowl). A constellation is any one of the 88 areas into which the sky - or the celestial sphere - is divided