Cae - Caelum the Engraver's Chisel
IAU Constellation
Size
81 of 88
Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
A tiny, faint constellation, located south of Orion, barely visible from 35 degrees north latitude in December and January.
Dor - Dorado the Swordfish
Dor - Dorado the Swordfish
IAU ConstellationSize
72 of 88Astronomical RegionsIntro and Visual description
Dorado the Swordfish is a small and obscure but very interesting constellation. It contains the Large Magellenic Cloud (LMC) and the only recent naked-eye supernova. In addition, the south ecliptic pole is located about where the "eye" of the fish would be. The Large and Small Magellenic Clouds are bright enough to be visible even in Moonlight.
Hyi - Hydrus the Southern Water Snake
IAU ConstellationSize
61 of 88Astronomical RegionsIntro and Visual description
Hydrus has only three stars above the fourth magnitude.Hydrus is the Little Snake, not to be confused with Hydra, the big one.
Men - Mensa the Mesa or Table Mountain
IAU ConstellationSize
75 of 88Astronomical RegionsRet - Reticulum the Net
IAU ConstellationSize
82 of 88Astronomical RegionsJanuary 2
Fusion image caption here.
Astrophoto source
ConstellationChet Raymo, 365 Starry Nights
3-4Attribution
Kerry Magruder and Brent Purkaple
Xiphias the Swordfish
Asterism Visual Appearance
Located between: Argo Navis, Mons Mensae, Nubecula Major, Pluteum Pictoris, Reticulus
Asterism Origin and History
This star pattern was named Xiphias by Johannes Kepler in the Rudolphine Tables (1627).
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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.