lumpy darkness

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019

constellations

In an effort to better navigate my way around the night skies, I'm trying to learn more constellations and asterisms. As of the summer of 2006, I could pick out about a dozen constellations (of the 88 standard) with the naked eye, without any charts. Meaning, I can look up and say, "Oh, that's such-and-such." But I feel there's more I need to know, I guess. Or is that stupidly obvious.

 

  1. Aquarius - Aqr
  2. Aquila - Aql
  3. Andromeda - And
  4. Aries - Ari
  5. Auriga - Aur
  6. Boötes - Boo
  7. Cancer - Cnc
  8. Canes Venatici - CVn
  9. Canis Major - CMa
  10. Canis Minor - CMi
  11. Capricornus - Cap
  12. Cassiopeia - Cas
  13. Centaurus - Cen
  14. Cepheus - Cep
  15. Cetus - Cet
  16. Coma Berenices - Com
  17. Corona Australis - CrA
  18. Corona Borealis - CrB
  19. Corvus - Crv
  20. Crater - Crt
  21. Crux - Cru
  22. Cygnus - Cyg
  23. Delphinus - Del
  24. Draco - Dra
  25. Gemini - Gem
  26. Hercules - Her
  27. Hydra - Hyd
  28. Lacerta - Lac
  29. Leo - Leo
  30. Lepus - Lep
  31. Libra - Lib
  32. Lyra - Lyr
  33. Monoceros - Mon
  34. Ophiuchus - Oph
  35. Orion - Ori
  36. Pegasus - Peg
  37. Perseus - Per
  38. Pisces - Psc
  39. Pisces Austrinus - PsA
  40. Puppis - Pup
  41. Sagitta - Sge
  42. Serpens (Caput and Cauda) - Ser
  43. (the teapot of) Sagittarius - Sgr
  44. Scorpius - Sco
  45. Taurus - Tau
  46. Triangulum - Tri
  47. Ursa Major (and the Big Dipper) - UMa
  48. Ursa Minor (and the Little Dipper) - UMi
  49. Vela - Vel
  50. Virgo - Vir
  51. Vulpecula - Vul

 

I realise I truly wont be able to cross all 88 constellations off my list until I get down to Australia...

See the wikipedia article for the modern IAU-approved list.

 

 

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