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Eri - Eridanus the River

  • Tau - Taurus the Bull

    IAU Constellation
    Tau - Taurus the Bull

    Size

    17 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Zodiac
    Northern
    Equatorial

    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.

  • Cae - Caelum the Engraver's Chisel

    IAU Constellation
    Cae - Caelum the Engraver's Chisel

    Size

    81 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern

    Intro and Visual description

    A tiny, faint constellation, located south of Orion, barely visible from 35 degrees north latitude in December and January.

  • Cet - Cetus the Sea Monster or Whale

    IAU Constellation
    Cet - Cetus the Sea Monster or Whale

    Size

    4 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern
    Equatorial

    Intro and Visual description

    South of Aries and Pisces, one of the largest constellations. Trace to the second-magnitude star Beta-Ceti (Diphda, near the flukes) by following a line southward from Alpheratz (the corner of Pegasus and Andromeda) through gamma-Pegasi, across Pisces and Cetus.

  • Eri - Eridanus the River

    IAU Constellation
    Eri - Eridanus the River

    Size

    6 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern
    Equatorial

    Intro and Visual description

    The River Eridanus flows northward (like the Nile) from the bright star Achernar (Arabic for "End of the River") to Kursa (beta-Eridani) near Rigel in Orion. Eridanus is the longest (not largest) constellation, spanning over 50 degrees of declination, and its many faint stars glitter like reflecting light off the surface of its waves.

  • For - Fornax the Furnace

    IAU Constellation
    For - Fornax the Furnace

    Size

    41 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern

    Intro and Visual description

    A small constellation of faint stars nestled within a bend of the river (Eridanus), low in the south.

  • Hor - Horologium the Pendulum Clock

    IAU Constellation
    Hor - Horologium the Pendulum Clock

    Size

    58 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern
  • Hyi - Hydrus the Southern Water Snake

    IAU Constellation
    Hyi - Hydrus the Southern Water Snake

    Size

    61 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern
    Circumpolar (southern)

    Intro 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.

  • Lep - Lepus the Hare

    IAU Constellation
    Lep - Lepus the Hare

    Size

    51 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern
  • Ori - Orion the Hunter

    IAU Constellation
    Ori - Orion the Hunter

    Size

    26 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Equatorial
    Northern
    Southern

    Intro and Visual description

    Three stars in a row make up Orion’s belt, within a rectangle of four bright stars representing his shoulders and feet. At sunset in the autumn, Orion’s belt appears to rise straight up on the horizon. The sword hanging from his belt includes M42, the beautiful Orion nebula.

    Since Orion’s belt of three bright stars lies upon the celestial equator, Orion is visible from every inhabited part of the globe.

  • Phe - Phoenix the Fire Bird

    IAU Constellation
    Phe - Phoenix the Fire Bird

    Size

    37 of 88
    Astronomical Regions
    Southern

    Intro and Visual description

    Partially visible during early October low in the south from 35 degrees north latitude.

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Tau - Taurus the Bull

IAU Constellation
Tau - Taurus the Bull

Size

17 of 88
Astronomical Regions
Zodiac
Northern
Equatorial

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.

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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.


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