The 88 Constellations - Page 2

Over half of the 88 constellations the IAU recognizes today are attributed to ancient Greek, which consolidated the earlier works by the ancient Babylonian, Egyptian and Assyrian. Forty eight of the constellations we know were recorded in the seventh and eighth books of Claudius Ptolemy's Almagest, although the exact origin of these constellations still remains uncertain. Ptolemy's 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.

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Hydra

Hydra

42

Hydrus - Midnight in Space

Hydrus - Midnight in Space

43

Indus

Indus

44

Lizard

Lizard

45

Leo

Leo

46

Lion

Lion

47

Hare

Hare

48

Libra

Libra

49

Lupus (Roman Mysteries)

Lupus (Roman Mysteries)

50

Lynx

Lynx

51

Lyra

Lyra

52

Table Mountain

Table Mountain

53

Microscope

Microscope

54

Unicorn

Unicorn

55

Fly

Fly

56

Norma

Norma

57

Basic Channel - Quadrant Dub

Basic Channel - Quadrant Dub

58

Ophiucus

Ophiucus

59

Orion

Orion

60

Peacock

Peacock

61

Pegasus

Pegasus

62

Perseus

Perseus

63

Phoenix

Phoenix

64

Easel

Easel

65

Pieces

Pieces

66

Fish

Fish

67

Stern

Stern

68

Pyxis

Pyxis

69

Reticule

Reticule

70

Sagittarius

Sagittarius

71

Arrow

72

Sculptor

Sculptor

73

Shield

Shield

74

Serpent

Serpent

75

Sextant

Sextant

76

Taurus

Taurus

77

Telescope

Telescope

78

Triangle

Triangle

79

Southern

Southern

80

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