Telescopium Herschelii | The Sky Tonight

Asterism Origin and History

Named by Maximilian Hell, S.J., in honor of William Herschel’s discovery of Uranus in this region of the sky in 1781.

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Image	Representation	Date
Image	Bode (1801), plate 2: Libra Planisphere *Uranographia Tab II. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Librae.* Bode included two planisphere plates. They are not southern and northern hemispheres; each one has Polaris at the top and the south pole at the bottom. Each…	1801

Uranographia Tab II. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Librae.

Bode included two planisphere plates. They are not southern and northern hemispheres; each one has Polaris at the top and the south pole at the bottom. Each…

1801

Asterism Info

Asterism ID: Telescopium

Asterism names:

Telescopium Herschelii

Constellations at least partially included in this asterism:

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Telescopium Herschelii

Allen, Star Names:

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Kerry Magruder, Brent Purkaple, and Aja Tolman, editors, "The Sky Tonight: Cultural Archaeology of the Stars" (December 21, 2019 - ongoing), skytonight.org.