Sct - Scutum the Shield
IAU Constellation
Size
84 of 88
Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Located within the Milky Way.
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Ser - Serpens the Snake
IAU ConstellationSize
23 of 88Astronomical RegionsIntro and Visual description
Located in the hands of Ophiuchus, Serpens is the only constellation divided into two parts: Serpens Caput (=head) and Serpens Cauda (=tail), with Ophiuchus between them.
UMi - Ursa Minor the Little Bear
IAU ConstellationSize
56 of 88Astronomical RegionsIntro and Visual description
Use the pointer stars of the Big Dipper to find Polaris, the tip of Ursa Minor’s tail. The whole sky seems to rotate around Polaris once a day, since it is located near the north celestial pole. The two other bright stars of Ursa Minor represent the far edge of its dipper, and lie nearer to the Big Dipper.
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Tau - Taurus the Bull
IAU Constellation
Size
17 of 88
Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Taurus the Bull is easily spotted. Its head is the Hyades, a V-shaped cluster of stars. His horns point outward from the V. Aldebaran is the red eye of the Bull as he charges down upon us.