Aqr - Aquarius the Water Carrier
IAU Constellation
Size
10 of 88
Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Water jar pattern near Pegasus.
PsA - Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish
Cap - Capricornus the Sea Goat
IAU Constellation
Size
40 of 88Intro and Visual description
Between Sagittarius and Aquarius. Dim stars; look for a laughing mouth.
Gru - Grus the Crane
IAU Constellation
Size
45 of 88Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Partially visible low in the south in August and September from 35 degrees north latitude.
Mic - Microscopium the Microscope
IAU Constellation
Size
66 of 88Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
One needs a telescopium to see Microscopium, for it contains no star brighter than 4.6.
PsA - Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish
IAU Constellation
Size
60 of 88Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Unlike Pisces, the zodiac constellation which consists of two fish held together by a string, Piscis Austrinus is a single fish. Piscis Austrinus is a very faint constellation located south of Aquarius, and is often depicted as drinking from Aquarius’ water jar (but why would a fish want to drink water??). Except for the bright star Formalhaut, Piscis Austrinus is rather unremarkable.
Scl - Sculptor the Sculptor's Workshop
IAU Constellation
Size
36 of 88Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Located south of the flukes of Cetus the Whale. Trace to it by following a line southward from Alpheratz (the corner of Pegasus and Andromeda) through gamma-Pegasi, across Pisces and Cetus. This line will run through Beta-Ceti (Diphda) just before reaching the faint stars of Sculptor (alpha-Sculptoris is only magnitude 4.3). Look for it from northern latitudes barely visible low in the south during September and October.
Pisces Notius
Asterism Origin and History
Called Piscis Notius by Bode, to be distinguished from Bode’s Piscis Volans also shown next to Argo Navis.
Hyginus (1485) figure: Pisces Austrinus
Image
Note the smaller fish, upside-down, beneath, in the river.
Bode (1801), Plate 16
Image
Bode (1801), Plate 16: Piscis Notius
Image
From Bode, Tab 16.
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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.