Located in the southern celestial hemisphere, Crater is a small constellation with its name being the latinization of the Greek krater, a type of cup used to water down wine. Crater is 1 of the…

Located in the southern celestial hemisphere, Scorpius is one of the constellations of the zodiac, with a name in Latin meaning scorpion. Identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, Scorpius is an…

Located in the southern celestial hemisphere, Sagittarius is 1 of 12 the constellations of the zodiac. It is also 1 of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and is one of the…

Located in the northern sky, the constellation Pegasus is named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. Pegasus has a long history with it being 1 of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, with the IAU recognizing…

Located in the northern hemisphere, Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Because of its size and location, the constellation was viewed by most European cultures per Greco-Roman antiquity as a distant pair of fishes connected by one cord…

Located in the northern sky, Perseus is a constellation that is named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains part of the 88 modern constellations. It is located near…

Located in the northern hemisphere, Canes Venatici is a small constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for ‘hunting dogs’, and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs…

Located in the northern hemisphere, Serpens was listed amongst Ptolemy in his 2nd century listing. Serpns is unique among the modern constellations, as it is split into 2 non-contiguous parts, Serpens Caput to the west…