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Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter’s Easel and Net
Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter's Easel and Net, are two constellations in southern skies on either side of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
January 4, 2023
Phoenix is one of the Southern Birds
The constellation Phoenix lies in Southern Hemisphere skies and contains one of the oldest stars yet found. Look for it on December evenings.
December 22, 2022
Meet Pisces the Fish, 1st constellation of the zodiac
Pisces the Fish is a zodiac constellation that is high in the sky on December evenings. Look for it and its asterism, the Circlet of Pisces.
December 18, 2022
Hydrus the Lesser Water Snake in southern skies
Hydrus the Lesser Water Snake lies between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds in Southern Hemisphere skies. Learn more about Hydrus.
December 12, 2022
Triangulum the Triangle in northern skies
The constellation Triangulum lies close to overhead in northern skies on December evenings. It contains the Triangulum galaxy, a gorgeous pinwheeling spiral.
December 6, 2022
Meet Aquarius the Water Bearer and its stars
Aquarius lies in a “watery” part of the sky, near Pisces the Fish, Cetus the Whale, Eridanus the River and Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish.
October 16, 2022
Celestial ocean in the autumn sky
In Northern Hemisphere autumn (Southern Hemisphere spring), you can see some constellations representing a "celestial ocean in the sky" to early stargazers.
October 14, 2022
Meet Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish
Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish is notable for its one bright star, Fomalhaut. From the Northern Hemisphere, look south in autumn to find it.
October 1, 2022
Meet Microscopium the Microscope
Microscopium the Microscope is a constellation with very dim stars. It holds a star, AU Microscopii, that has a disk of dust that is probably forming planets.
October 1, 2022
Equuleus the Little Horse on autumn nights
Equuleus the Little Horse is a diminutive constellation that lies south of the Summer Triangle. September nights are a great time to view the Little Horse.
September 21, 2022
