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Phoenix appears as a north-south diamond with a right-angled triangle extending from its western corner

Phoenix Constellation Map

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Caption: The constellation Phoenix with its bright stars and surrounding constellations. Phoenix is surrounded by (going clockwise from the top): Sculptor, Grus, Tucana, Hydrus, Eridanus and Fornax. Phoenix is a southern constellation and thus the whole constellation is visible at some point in the year throughout the northern hemisphere. The whole constellation is also visible to equatorial regions of the southern hemisphere with parts of the constellation visible to most temperate northern regions. Phoenix is circumpolar in antarctic and some temperate regions of the southern hemisphere. The constellation is best viewed in the northern hemisphere late autumn and southern hemisphere late spring. The y-axis of this diagram is in degrees of declination with north as up and the x-axis is in hours of right ascension with east to the left. The sizes of the stars marked here relate to the star's apparent magnitude, a measure of its apparent brightness. The larger dots represent brighter stars. The Greek letters mark the brightest stars in the constellation. These are ranked by brightness with the brightest star being labeled alpha, the second brightest beta, etc., although this ordering is not always followed exactly. The dotted boundary lines mark the IAU's boundaries of the constellations and the solid green lines mark one of the common forms used to represent the figures of the constellations. Neither the constellation boundaries, nor the lines joining the stars appear on the sky.
Credit: Adapted by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education from the original by the IAU and Sky & Telescope
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Glossary Terms: Apparent Magnitude , Celestial Coordinates , Constellation , Declination , Right Ascension (RA)
Categories: Naked Eye Astronomy

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Puppis appears to form the rear part of a great sailing ship with Carina and Vela forming the rest of the ship

Puppis Constellation Map

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Caption: The constellation Puppis with its bright stars and surrounding constellations. Puppis is surrounded by (going clockwise from the top): Monoceros, Canis Major, Columba, Pictor, Carina, Vela, Pyxis and Hydra. Puppis is a southern constellation and thus the whole constellation is visible at some point in the year throughout the southern hemisphere. The whole constellation is also visible to equatorial and some temperate regions of the northern hemisphere with parts of the constellation visible to all but the most arctic regions. Puppis is best viewed in the evenings in the northern hemisphere winter and southern hemisphere summer. The open clusters M46, M93 and NGC 2477 lie in Puppis and are marked here with yellow circles. The globular cluster M47 also lies in Puppis and is marked here with a yellow circle with a cross superimposed on it. The y-axis of this diagram is in degrees of declination with north as up and the x-axis is in hours of right ascension with east to the left. The sizes of the stars marked here relate to the star's apparent magnitude, a measure of its apparent brightness. The larger dots represent brighter stars. The Greek letters mark the brightest stars in the constellation. These are ranked by brightness with the brightest star being labeled alpha, the second brightest beta, etc., although this ordering is not always followed exactly. Puppis was previously part of the larger Argo Navis constellation along with Vela and Carina. As the letter designations for stars were created before this division took place, Greek letter designations are now divided between the three constellations with Puppis having stars designated epsilon and zeta but no alpha, beta, gamma or delta. The dotted boundary lines mark the IAU's boundaries of the constellations and the solid green lines mark one of the common forms used to represent the figures of the constellations. Neither the constellation boundaries, nor the lines joining the stars appear on the sky.
Credit: Adapted by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education from the original by the IAU and Sky & Telescope
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Antlia appears as a line with a corner in the middle pointing up

Antlia Constellation Map

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Caption: The constellation Antlia along with its bright stars and surrounding constellations. Antlia is surrounded by (going clockwise from the top): Hydra, Pyxis, Vela and Centaurus. Antlia is a southern constellation that is visible at some point in the year from the whole southern hemisphere as well as equatorial and some temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. The constellation is best viewed in the evenings in the northern hemisphere spring and southern hemisphere autumn. The y-axis of this diagram is in degrees of declination with north as up and the x-axis is in hours of right ascension with east to the left. The sizes of the stars marked here relate to the star's apparent magnitude, a measure of its apparent brightness. The larger dots represent brighter stars. The Greek letters mark the brightest stars in the constellation. These are ranked by brightness with the brightest star being labeled alpha, the second brightest beta, etc., although this ordering is not always followed exactly. The dotted boundary lines mark the IAU's boundaries of the constellations and the solid green lines mark one of the common forms used to represent the figures of the constellations. Neither the constellation boundaries, nor the lines joining the stars appear on the sky.
Credit: Adapted by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education from the original by IAU/Sky & Telescope
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Boötes appears as a kite shape tilted anticlockwise 45 degrees from the vertical/ Arcturus is at the base of the kite

Boötes Constellation Map

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Caption: The constellation Boötes with its bright stars and surrounding constellations. Boötes is surrounded by (going clockwise from the top): Draco, Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, Virgo, Serpens Caput, Corona Borealis and Hercules. It is notable for its brightest star Arcturus which is the fourth brightest star in the night sky. Boötes is a northern constellation and the whole constellation is visible to the entire northern hemisphere at some point in the year. Parts of the constellation are visible from all but the most antarctic parts of the southern hemisphere but the whole constellation is only visible from equatorial and some temperate parts of that hemisphere. Boötes is most visible in the evenings in the northern hemisphere summer and southern hemisphere winter. The y-axis of this diagram is in degrees of declination with north as up and the x-axis is in hours of right ascension with east to the left. The sizes of the stars marked here relate to the star's apparent magnitude, a measure of its apparent brightness. The larger dots represent brighter stars. The Greek letters mark the brightest stars in the constellation. These are ranked by brightness with the brightest star being labeled alpha, the second brightest beta, etc., although this ordering is not always followed exactly. The dotted boundary lines mark the IAU's boundaries of the constellations and the solid green lines mark one of the common forms used to represent the figures of the constellations. Neither the constellation boundaries, nor the lines joining the stars appear on the sky.
Credit: Adapted by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education from the original by the IAU and Sky & Telescope
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Caelum is a small thin constellation with few bright stars

Caelum Constellation Map

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Caption: The constellation Caelum with its bright stars and surrounding constellations. Caelum is surrounded by (going clockwise from the top): Eridanus, Horologium, Dorado, Pictor, Columba and Lepus. Caelum is a relatively small and faint constellation. Caelum is a southern constellation and the whole constellation is visible at some point in the year from the whole southern hemisphere and from equatorial parts of the northern hemisphere. Parts of the constellation are visible from temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. The constellation is most visible in the evenings in the northern hemisphere winter and southern hemisphere summer. The y-axis of this diagram is in degrees of declination with north as up and the x-axis is in hours of right ascension with east to the left. The sizes of the stars marked here relate to the star's apparent magnitude, a measure of its apparent brightness. The larger dots represent brighter stars. The Greek letters mark the brightest stars in the constellation. These are ranked by brightness with the brightest star being labeled alpha, the second brightest beta, etc., although this ordering is not always followed exactly. The dotted boundary lines mark the IAU's boundaries of the constellations and the solid green lines mark one of the common forms used to represent the figures of the constellations. Neither the constellation boundaries, nor the lines joining the stars appear on the sky.
Credit: Adapted by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education from the original by the IAU and Sky & Telescope
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