Sceptrum Brandenburgicum the Brandenburg Scepter

Asterism Visual Appearance

Located between: Eridanus, Lacerta. Now Lacerta.

Asterism Origin and History

Named by Godfried Kirch, astronomer of the King of Prussia, in 1688.

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Image	Representation	Date
Image	Bode (1801), Plate 18	1801
Image	Bode (1801), Plate 1: Aries Planisphere *Uranographia Tab I. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Arietis.* 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

Bode (1801), Plate 18

1801

Bode (1801), Plate 1: Aries Planisphere

Uranographia Tab I. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Arietis.

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

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Asterism ID: BrandenburgScepter

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Sceptrum Brandenburgicum

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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.