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Lacerta

Astronomy; General astronomy

This is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin for lizard. A small, faint constellation, it was created in 1687 by the astronomer ...

A constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion. Its name is Latin for hare. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus ...

Leo

Astronomy; General astronomy

This is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for lion. Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.

Mensa

Astronomy; General astronomy

A constellation in the southern sky, created in the 18th century. Its name is Latin for table. It covers a keystone-shaped wedge of sky stretching from approximately 4h to 7. 5h of right ascension, ...

Lyra

Astronomy; General astronomy

A small constellation. It belonged to the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical ...

Monoceros

Astronomy; General astronomy

A faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the ...

Microscopium

Astronomy; General astronomy

A small constellation in the southern sky, created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for microscope. Its stars are very faint and hardly visible from most of the ...