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The Constellations
Origin of the Constellations
Ever since people first wandered the Earth, great significance has been given to the celestial objects seen in the sky. Throughout human history and across many different cultures, names and mythical stories have been attributed to the star patterns in the night sky, thus giving birth to what we know as constellations. When were the first constellations recorded? Archaeological studies have identified possible astronomical markings painted on the walls in the cave system at Lascaux in southern France. Our ancestors may have recorded their view of the night sky on the walls of their cave some 17 300 years ago. It is thought that the Pleiades star cluster is represented alongside the nearby cluster of the Hyades. Was the first ever depiction of a star pattern made over seventeen millennia ago? (Rappenglck 1996) The ancient Greeks were the first to describe over half of the 88 constellations recognised by the IAU today. Forty eight of the constellations we know were recorded in the seventh and eighth books of Claudius Ptolemys Almagest, although the exact origin of these co nstellations still remains uncertain. Ptolemys descriptions are probably strongly influenced by the work of Eudoxus of Knidos in around 350 BC. Between the 16th and 17th century AD, European astronomers and celestial cartographers added new constellations to the 48 previously described by Ptolemy; these new constellations were mainly new discoveries made by the Europeans who first explored the southern hemisphere. Those who made particular contributions to the new constellations include the German astronomer Johannes Hevelius; three Dutch cartographers, Frederick de Houtman, Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Gerard Mercator; the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille; the Flemish mapmaker Petrus Plancius and the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
IAU and the 88 Constellations

Originally the constellations were defined informally by the shapes made by their star patterns, but, as the pace of celestial discoveries quickened in the early 20th century, astronomers decided it would be helpful to have an official set of constellation boundaries. One reason was to aid in the naming of new variable stars, which brighten and fade rather than shine steadily. Such stars are named for the constellation in which they reside, so it is important to agree where one constellation ends and the next begins. Eugne Delporte originally listed the 88 modern constellations on behalf of the IAU Commission 3 (Astronomical Notations), in Dlimitation scientifique des constellations. (Delporte, 1930)
Constellation Figures
In star maps it is common to mark line patterns that represent the shapes that give the name to the constellations. However, the IAU defines a constellation by its boundary (indicated by sky coordinates) and not by its pattern and the same constellation may have several variants in its representation.
The constellations should be differentiated from asterisms. Asterisms are patterns or shapes of stars that are not related to the known constellations, but nonetheless are widely recognised by laypeople or in the amateur astronomy community. Examples of asterisms include the seven bright stars in Ursa Major known as the Plough in Europe or the Big Dipper in America, as well as the Summer Triangle, a large triangle, seen in the summer night sky in the northern hemisphere and composed of the bright stars Altair, Deneb and Vega. Whilst a grouping of stars may be officially designated a constellation by the IAU, this does not mean that the stars in that constellation are necessarily grouped together in space. Sometimes stars will be physically close to each other, like the Pleiades, but constellations are generally really a matter of perspective. They are simply our Earth-based interpretation of two dimensional star patterns on the sky made up of stars of many differing brightnesses and distances from Earth.
Constellation Names
Each Latin constellation name has two forms: the nominative, for use when talking about the constellation itself, and the genitive, or possessive, which is used in star names. For instance, Hamal, the brightest star in the constellation Aries (nominative form), is also called Alpha Arietis (genitive form), meaning literally the alpha of
Aries.
The Latin names of all the constellations, their abbreviated names and boundaries can be found in the table below. They are a mix of the ancient Greek patterns recorded by Ptolemy as well as some more modern patterns observed later by more modern astronomers.
The IAU adopted three-letter abbreviations of the constellation names at its inaugural General Assembly in Rome in 1922. So, for instance, Andromeda is abbreviated to And whilst Draco is abbreviated to Dra.
Pronunciation of Constellation Names

Experienced astronomers, both professional and amateur, pronounce constellation names in many different ways, but have no trouble understanding each other. There is no single correct way of pronouncing a constellation name, and there are several sources that address the issue. (See also Covington (2002), Davis (1942), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). See for instance:
Sky&Telescope web page on constellations names and pronunciation Davis, G. A.; Barton, S. G. & McHugh, I. Pronouncing Astronomical Names in Popular Astronomy, August 1942 The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th edition Covington , M. A. Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes, pages 80 84. A link to the text Latin Pronunciation Demystified is available on http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/latinpro.pdf
Charts and tables

The charts below were produced in collaboration with Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Alan MacRobert's constellation patterns, drawn in green in the charts, were influenced by those of H. A. Rey but in many cases were adjusted to preserve earlier traditions. Quick links : And , Ant, Aps, Aqr, Aql, Ara, Ari, Aur, Boo, Cae, Cam, Cnc, CVn, CMa, CMi, Cap, Car, Cas, Cen, Cep, Cet, Cha, Cir, Col, Com, CrA, CrB, Crv, Crt, Cru, Cyg, Del, Dor, Dra, Equ, Eri, For, Gem, Gru, Her, Hor, Hya, Hyi, Ind, Lac, Leo, LMi, Lep, Lib, Lup, Lyn, Lyr, Men, Mic, Mon, Mus, Nor, Oct, Oph, Ori, Pav, Peg, Per, Phe, Pic, Psc, PsA, Pup, Pyx, Ret, Sge, Sgr, Sco, Scl, Sct, Ser, Sex, Tau, Tel, Tri, TrA, Tuc, UMa, UMi, Vel, Vir, Vol, Vul , Chart text legend Charts Graphical Legend
Charts
Name / Pronunciation
Abbr. And
English Name the Chained Maiden
Genitive / Pronunciation Andromedae an-DRAH-mih-dee
Downloads
Andromeda
an-DRAH-mih-duh
Constellation charts GIF (117 KB) PDF (829 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (2 KB)
Antlia
ANT-lee-uh
Ant
the Air Pump
Antliae ANT-lee-ee
Constellation charts GIF (111 KB) PDF (815 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Apus APE-us, APP-us Aps the Bird of Paradise
Apodis APP-oh-diss
Aquarius uh-QUAIR-ee-us
Aqr
the Water Bearer
Aquarii uh-QUAIR-ee-eye
Constellation charts GIF (124 KB) PDF (879 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Aql the Eagle
Aquila ACK-will-uh, uh-QUILL-uh
Aquilae ACK-will-ee, uh-QUILL-ee
Constellation charts GIF (108 KB) PDF (820KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Ara the Altar
Ara AIR-uh, AR-uh
Arae AIR-ee, AR-ee
Aries AIR-eez, AIR-ee-yeez
Ari
the Ram
Arietis uh-RYE-ih-tiss
Constellation charts GIF (118 KB) PDF (805 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Aur the Charioteer
Auriga aw-RYE-guh
Aurigae aw-RYE-ghee
Constellation charts GIF (115 KB) PDF (839 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Boo the Herdsman
Botes bo-OH-teez
Botis bo-OH-tiss
Constellation charts GIF (147 KB) PDF (823KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Caelum SEE-lum
Cae
the Engraving Tool
Caeli SEE-lye
Constellation charts GIF (97 KB) PDF (780 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Cam the Giraffe
Camelopardalis cuh-MEL-oh- PAR-duhliss
Camelopardalis cuh-MEL-oh- PAR-duh-liss CANE-um (CAN-um) venat-ih-COR-um Constellation charts GIF (156 KB) PDF (888 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (2 KB)
Cancer CAN-ser
Cnc
the Crab
Cancri CANG-cry
Canes Venatici CANE-eez (CAN-eez) veNAT-iss-eye
CVn
the Hunting Dogs
Canum Venaticorum
Constellation charts GIF (106 KB) PDF (790 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) CMa the Great Dog
Canis Major CANE-iss (CAN-iss) MAYjer
Canis Majoris CANE-iss (CAN-iss) muhJOR-iss Constellation charts GIF (134 KB) PDF (849 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Canis Minor CANE-iss (CAN-iss) MYner
CMi
the Lesser Dog
Canis Minoris CANE-iss (CAN-iss) mihNOR-iss Constellation charts GIF (83 KB) PDF (766 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Capricornus CAP-rih-CORN-us
Cap
the Sea Goat
Capricorni CAP-rih-CORN-eye
Constellation charts GIF (98 KB) PDF (818 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Car the Keel
Carina cuh-RYE-nuh, cuh-REEnuh
Carinae cuh-RYE-nee, cuh-REEnee Constellation charts GIF (143 KB) PDF (882 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Cassiopeia CASS-ee-uh-PEE-uh
Cas
the Seated Queen
Cassiopeiae CASS-ee-uh-PEE-ye
Centaurus
Cen
the Centaur
Centauri
Constellation charts GIF (178 KB) PDF (549 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Cepheus Cep the King Cephei
Constellation charts GIF (200 KB) PDF (873 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (2 KB) Cet the Sea Monster
Cetus SEE-tus
Ceti SEE-tie
Chamaeleon cuh-MEAL-yun, cuhMEAL-ee-un
Cha
the Chameleon
Chamaeleontis cuh-MEAL-ee-ON-tiss
Constellation charts GIF (183 KB) PDF (834 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Cir the Compass
Circinus SER-sin-us
Circini SER-sin-eye
Constellation charts GIF (131 KB) PDF (818 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Col the Dove
Columba cuh-LUM-buh
Columbae cuh-LUM-bee
Coma Berenices COE-muh BER-uh-NICEeez
Com
the Bernice's Hair
Comae Berenices COE-mee BER-uh-NICEeez Constellation charts GIF (101 KB) PDF (788 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Corona Australis cuh-ROE-nuh aw-STRALiss3
CrA
the Southern Crown
Coronae Australis cuh-ROE-nee aw-STRALiss3 Constellation charts GIF (107 KB) PDF (787 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Corona Borealis cuh-ROE-nuh bor-ee-ALiss3
CrB
the Northern Crown
cuh-ROE-nee bor-ee-ALiss3
Corvus COR-vus
Crv
the Crow
Corvi COR-vye
Constellation charts GIF (74 KB) PDF (763 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Crt the Cup
Crater CRAY-ter
Crateris cruh-TEE-riss
Constellation charts GIF (75 KB) PDF (787 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Cru the Southern Cross
Crux CRUCKS, CROOKS
Crucis CROO-siss
Cygnus SIG- SIG-nu
Cyg
the Swan
Cygni SIG-nye
Constellation charts GIF (174 KB) PDF (866 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Del the Dolphin
Delphinus del-FINE-us, del-FIN-us
Delphini del-FINE-eye, del-FIN-eye
Constellation charts GIF (81 KB) PDF (767 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Dor the Swordfish
Dorado duh-RAH-do
Doradus duh-RAH-dus
Draco DRAY-co
Dra
the Dragon
Draconis druh-CONE-iss
Constellation charts GIF (153 KB) PDF (898 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (2 KB) Equ the Little Horse
Equuleus eh-QUOO-lee-us
Equulei eh-QUOO-lee-eye
Constellation charts GIF (69 KB) PDF (749 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Eri the River
Eridanus ih-RID-un-us
Eridani ih-RID-un-eye
Fornax FOR- FOR-naks
For
the Furnace
Fornacis for-NAY-siss
Constellation charts GIF (108 KB) PDF (811 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Gem the Twins
Gemini JEM-uh-nye, JEM-uh-nee
Geminorum JEM-uh-NOR-um
Constellation charts GIF (122 KB) PDF (832 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Gru the Crane
Grus GRUSS, GROOS
Gruis GROO-iss
Hercules HER-kyuh-leez
Her
the Hercules
Herculis HER-kyuh-liss
Constellation charts GIF (156 KB) PDF (829 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Hor the Clock
Horologium hor-uh-LOE-jee-um
Horologii hor-uh-LOE-jee-eye
Constellation charts GIF (107 KB) PDF (788 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Hya the Female Water Snake
Hydra HIGH-druh
Hydrae HIGH-dree
Hydrus HIGH-drus
Hyi
the Male Water Snake
Hydri HIGH-dry
Constellation charts GIF (143 KB) PDF (821 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Ind the Indian
Indus IN-dus
Indi IN-dye
Constellation charts GIF (131 KB) PDF (834 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Lac the Lizard
Lacerta luh-SER-tuh
Lacertae luh-SER-tee
Leo LEE-oh
Leo
the Lion
Leonis lee-OH-niss
Constellation charts GIF (142 KB) PDF (820 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) LMi the Lesser Lion
Leo Minor LEE-oh MY-ner
Leonis Minoris lee-OH-niss mih-NOR-iss
Constellation charts GIF (103 KB) PDF (799 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Lep the Hare
Lepus LEEP-us, LEP-us
Leporis LEP-or-iss
Libra LEE-bruh, LYE-bruh
Lib
the Scales
Librae LEE-bree, LYE-bree
Constellation charts GIF (111 KB) PDF (819 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Lup the Wolf
Lupus LOOP-us
Lupi LOOP-eye
Constellation charts GIF (137 KB) PDF (857 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Lyn the Lynx
Lynx LINKS
Lyncis LIN-siss
Lyra LYE-ruh
Lyr
the Lyre
Lyrae LYE-ree
Constellation charts GIF (91 KB) PDF (776 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Men the Table Mountain
Mensa MEN-suh
Mensae MEN-see
Constellation charts GIF (161 KB) PDF (827 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Mic the Microscope
Microscopium my-cruh-SCOPE-ee-um
Microscopii my-cruh-SCOPE-ee-eye
Monoceros muh-NAH-ser-us
Mon
the Unicorn
Monocerotis muh-NAH-ser-OH-tiss
Constellation charts GIF (110 KB) PDF (821 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Mus the Fly
Musca MUSS-cuh
Muscae MUSS-see, MUSS-kee
Constellation charts GIF (134 KB) PDF (828 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Nor the Carpenter's Square
Norma NOR-muh
Normae NOR-mee
Octans OCK-tanz
Oct
the Octant
Octantis ock-TAN-tiss
Constellation charts GIF (140 KB) PDF (821 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Oph the Serpent Bearer
Ophiuchus OFF-ee-YOO-kus, OAFee-YOO-kus
Ophiuchi OFF-ee-YOO-kye, OAFee-YOO-kye Constellation charts GIF (175 KB) PDF (854 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (2 KB)
Orion oh-RYE-un, uh-RYE-un
Ori
the Hunter
Orionis or-eye-OH-niss
Pavo PAY-vo
Pav
the Peacock
Pavonis puh-VOE-niss
Constellation charts GIF (143 KB) PDF (859 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Peg the Winged Horse
Pegasus PEG-us-us
Pegasi PEG-us-eye
Constellation charts GIF (136 KB) PDF (868 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (2 KB) Per the Hero
Perseus PER-see-us, PER-syoos
Persei PER-see-eye
Phoenix FEE-nix
Phe
the Phoenix
Phoenicis fuh-NICE-iss
Constellation charts GIF (119 KB) PDF (828 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Pic the Painter's Easel
Pictor PICK-ter
Pictoris pick-TOR-iss
Constellation charts GIF (108 KB) PDF (794 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Psc the Fishes
Pisces PICE-eez, PISS-eez
Piscium PICE-ee-um, PISH-ee-um
Piscis Austrinus PICE-iss (PISS-iss) awSTRY-nus
PsA
the Southern Fish
Piscis Austrini PICE-iss (PISS-iss) awSTRY-nye Constellation charts GIF (87 KB) PDF (778 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Puppis PUP-iss
Pup
the Stern
Puppis PUP-iss
Constellation charts GIF (185 KB) PDF (868 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Pyx the Compass
Pyxis PIX-iss
Pyxidis PIX-ih-diss
Reticulum rih-TICK-yuh-lum
Ret
the Reticle
Reticuli rih-TICK-yuh-lye
Constellation charts GIF (107 KB) PDF (786 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Sge the Arrow
Sagitta suh-JIT-uh
Sagittae suh-JIT-ee
Constellation charts GIF (90 KB) PDF (773 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Sgr the Archer
Sagittarius SAJ-ih-TARE-ee-us
Sagittarii SAJ-ih-TARE-ee-eye
Scorpius SCOR-pee-us
Sco
the Scorpion
Scorpii SCOR-pee-eye
Constellation charts GIF (194 KB) PDF (874 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Scl the Sculptor
Sculptor SCULP-ter
Sculptoris sculp-TOR-iss
Constellation charts GIF (119 KB) PDF (810 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Sct the Shield
Scutum SCOOT-um, SCYOOT-um
Scuti SCOOT-eye, SCYOOT-eye
Serpens SER-punz
Ser
the Serpent
Serpentis ser-PEN-tiss
Constellation charts (Serpens Caput) GIF (112 KB) PDF (780 KB) Constellation boundary (Serpens Caput)
TXT (1 KB) Constellation charts (Serpens Cauda) GIF (126 KB) PDF (791 KB) Constellation boundary (Serpens Cauda) TXT (1 KB) Sex the Sextant
Sextans SEX-tunz
Sextantis sex-TAN-tiss
Taurus TOR-us
Tau
the Bull
Tauri TOR-eye
Constellation charts GIF (115 KB) PDF (832 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Telescopium Tel the Telescope Telescopii
Constellation charts GIF (148 KB) PDF (834 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Tri the Triangle
Triangulum try-ANG-gyuh-lum
Trianguli try-ANG-gyuh-lye
Triangulum Australe try-ANG-gyuh-lum awSTRAL-ee
TrA
the Southern Triangle
Trianguli Australis try-ANG-gyuh-lye awSTRAL-iss Constellation charts GIF (124 KB) PDF (815 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB)
Tucana too-KAY-nuh, too-KAHnuh
Tuc
the Toucan
Tucanae too-KAY-nee, too-KAH-nee
Constellation charts GIF (127 KB) PDF (806 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) UMa the Great Bear
Ursa Major ER-suh MAY-jur
Ursae Majoris ER-suh muh-JOR-iss
Ursa Minor ER-suh MY-ner
UMi
the Little Bear
Ursae Minoris ER-suh mih-NOR-iss
Constellation charts GIF (135 KB) PDF (800 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Vel the Sails
Vela VEE-luh, VAY-luh
Velorum vee-LOR-um, vuh-LOR-um
Constellation charts GIF (131 KB) PDF (850 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Vir the Maiden
Virgo VER-go
Virginis VER-jin-iss
Volans VOH-lanz
Vol
the Flying Fish
Volantis vo-LAN-tiss
Constellation charts GIF (123 KB) PDF (812 KB) Constellation boundary TXT (1 KB) Vul the Fox
Vulpecula vul-PECK-yuh-luh
Vulpeculae vul-PECK-yuh-lee
Charts Text Legend

Each constellation comes with the following basic information: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Name Pronunciation of the name Abbreviation English Name Genitive Pronunciation of the genitive Chart for screen view (GIF) Chart for printing (PDF in A4 format) Boundary coordinates (TXT)
Explanation of the fields: 1. 2. The name is the Latin name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1930. Pronunciation as described above.
3. 4. 5.
Abbreviation, the standard three-letter form of the Latin name. The popular name in English. The genitive is the possessive form of the constellations name in Latin. For example, alpha Orionis is the alpha star in the constellation of Orion.
6. 7. 8. 9.
Pronunciation as described above. Chart in GIF format, 1000 pixels wide. Chart in PDF format, to be printed in A4 format. A text file containing a set of coordinates that defines the boundaries of the constellations in the sky. The format is: HH MM SS.SSSS| DD.DDDDDDD|XXX
Where: HH MM SS.SSSS defines the right ascension hour, minute and second with J2000 coordinates DD.DDDDDDD defines the declination with J2000 coordinates XXX is the abbreviation of the constellation name | is the separator of the fields
Example: 22 57 51.6729| 35.1682358|AND
References
COVINGTON, M. A. Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes .Cambridge University Press, 2002. pp. 80-84.
DAVENHALL, A. C.; LEGGETT, S. K. Constellation Boundary Data (Davenhall+ 1989). VizieR On-line Data Catalog: VI/49, 1997 (Online data: http://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/vizbin/VizieR?-source=VI/49 )
DELPORTE, E. Dlimitation scientifique des constellation s. Cambridge University Press, 1930.
FLANDERS, T. Constellation Names and Abbreviations . Sky & Telescope, link: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsgo/helpdesk/Constellation_Names.html
RAPPENGLCK, M. A. The Pleiades in the Salle des Taureaux, Grotte de Lascaux (France). Does a Rock Picture in the Cave of Lascaux Show the Open Star Cluster of the Pleiades at the Magdalnien Era, ca. 15.300 B.C.? Actas del IV Congreso de la SEAC/Proceedings of the IVth SEAC Meeting "Astronomy and Culture". C. Jaschek and F. Atrio Barandela (eds.). Salamanca, 1996, pp. 217-225.
RIDPATH, I. The IAU list of constellations webpage: http://www.ianridpath.com/iaulist1.htm
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IAU and the 88 Constellations

Pronunciation of Constellation Names

Charts and tables

English Name the Chained Maiden

Genitive / Pronunciation Andromedae an-DRAH-mih-dee

the Air Pump

the Water Bearer

Aquila ACK-will-uh, uh-QUILL-uh

Aquilae ACK-will-ee, uh-QUILL-ee

Ara AIR-uh, AR-uh

Arae AIR-ee, AR-ee

Aries AIR-eez, AIR-ee-yeez

the Engraving Tool

Camelopardalis cuh-MEL-oh- PAR-duhliss

Canes Venatici CANE-eez (CAN-eez) veNAT-iss-eye

the Hunting Dogs

Canis Major CANE-iss (CAN-iss) MAYjer

Canis Minor CANE-iss (CAN-iss) MYner

the Lesser Dog

the Sea Goat

Carina cuh-RYE-nuh, cuh-REEnuh

the Seated Queen

Chamaeleon cuh-MEAL-yun, cuhMEAL-ee-un

Coma Berenices COE-muh BER-uh-NICEeez

the Bernice's Hair

Corona Australis cuh-ROE-nuh aw-STRALiss3

the Southern Crown

Corona Borealis cuh-ROE-nuh bor-ee-ALiss3

the Northern Crown

Crux CRUCKS, CROOKS

Cygnus SIG- SIG-nu

Delphinus del-FINE-us, del-FIN-us

Delphini del-FINE-eye, del-FIN-eye

Fornax FOR- FOR-naks

Gemini JEM-uh-nye, JEM-uh-nee

Grus GRUSS, GROOS

the Male Water Snake

Leo Minor LEE-oh MY-ner

Leonis Minoris lee-OH-niss mih-NOR-iss

Lepus LEEP-us, LEP-us

Libra LEE-bruh, LYE-bruh

Librae LEE-bree, LYE-bree

Muscae MUSS-see, MUSS-kee

Ophiuchus OFF-ee-YOO-kus, OAFee-YOO-kus

Orion oh-RYE-un, uh-RYE-un

Perseus PER-see-us, PER-syoos

Pisces PICE-eez, PISS-eez

Piscium PICE-ee-um, PISH-ee-um

Piscis Austrinus PICE-iss (PISS-iss) awSTRY-nus

the Southern Fish

Scutum SCOOT-um, SCYOOT-um

Scuti SCOOT-eye, SCYOOT-eye

Triangulum Australe try-ANG-gyuh-lum awSTRAL-ee

the Southern Triangle

Tucana too-KAY-nuh, too-KAHnuh

Tucanae too-KAY-nee, too-KAH-nee

Ursa Major ER-suh MAY-jur

Ursae Majoris ER-suh muh-JOR-iss

Ursa Minor ER-suh MY-ner

the Little Bear

Ursae Minoris ER-suh mih-NOR-iss