Volans

Volans

Volans is a constellation in the southern sky that is not visible from the Pacific Northwest. The name Volans is a shortened form of the origin anew of Piscis Volans. Volans was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from…







Ara

Ara

Located in the Southern Hemisphere, the constellation Ara, lies between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe and Norma. Ara means ‘the altar’ in Latin and was 1 of the 48 constellations described by 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy….



Crux

Crux

Centered on 4 stars a bright portion of the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere skies, the constellation Crux is one of the most easily distinguished constellations in the sky. As each of these 4…