Constellation Index (original) (raw)

The Constellations

containing Messier objects

Constellations containing Messier objects:

Con Constellation Latin Genitive English Name

And Andromeda Andromedae Andromeda Aqr Aquarius Aquarii Water Bearer Aur Auriga Aurigae Charioteer Cnc Cancer Cancri Crab CVn Canes Venatici Canum Venaticorum Hunting Dogs
CMa Canis Maior Canis Maioris Greater Dog Cap Capricornus Capricorni Sea Goat Cas Cassiopeia Cassiopeiae Cassiopeia Cet Cetus Ceti Whale Com Coma Berenices Comae Berenicis Hair of Berenice Cyg Cygnus Cygni Swan Dra Draco Draconis Dragon Gem Gemini Geminorum Twins Her Hercules Herculis Hercules Hya Hydra Hydrae Water snake Leo Leo Leonis Lion Lep Lepus Leporis Hare Lyr Lyra Lyrae Lyre Mon Monoceros Monocerotis Unicorn Oph Ophiuchus Ophiuchi Serpent Bearer Ori Orion Orionis Orion Peg Pegasus Pegasi Pegasus Per Perseus Persei Perseus Psc Pisces Piscium Fishes Pup Puppis Puppis Poop Sge Sagitta Sagittae Arrow Sgr Sagittarius Sagittarii Archer Sco Scorpius Scorpii Scorpion Sct Scutum Scuti Shield Ser Cap Serpens Caput Serpentis Serpent Head Ser Cau Serpens Cauda Serpentis Serpent Tail Tau Taurus Tauri Bull Tri Triangulum Trianguli Triangle UMa Ursa Maior Ursae Maioris Great Bear Vir Virgo Virginis Virgin Vul Vulpecula Vulpeculae Little Fox

• Messier objects by constellations:Full Listing with images,Full Listing (text),Short list

Additional Constellations helpful for finding Messier Objects:

Aql Aquila Aquilae Eagle Ari Aries Arietis Ram Boo Bootes Bootis Herdsman Cen Centaurus Centauri Centaur CMi Canis Minor Canis Minoris Lesser Dog Crv Corvus Corvi Crow

These may help for finding the following Messier Objects:

Aql: M11, M26 (both in Sct) Ari: M74 (in Psc) Boo: M3, M102 (in CVn and Dra, respectively) Cen: M83 (in Hya) CMi: M48, [M50,] M67 (in Hya, [Mon,] and Cnc, resp.) Crv: M68, M104 (in Hya and Vir, resp.)

For each constellation, we provide a map, sometimes an alternative map (from Chris Kronberg'sConstellation pages, andJohny Walker's Your Sky), a list of Messier Objects in the constellation with links, as well links to Chris Kronberg's constellation info, Shane Harvatin's and Don Ware's (Preoria Astronomical Society) constellation pages, the Digital Images constellation webpage by Till Credner and Sven Kohle, Jan Wisniewski's Constellation page, Akari Fujii's Constellation photo and info, the constellation page of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society, Judy and Volker's Constellation and Mythology pages (where available),Ian Ridpath's Star Tales page, a Constellation Chart from Johnny Walker's Your Sky service, a constellation photo by Eckhard Slawik with and without annotation (hosted by NSF'sNOIRlab), a constellation map by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) andSky and Telescope, and the constellation page ofNOIRlab's88 Constellations Project.

Notice Eckhard Slawik's work on special wide-field photography, including constellation and star field photos, first popularized in 2004 (Slawik 2004).

Constellation Links:

• Christine Kronberg's constellation pages [archived from MAA]
• Dead Link! Chris Dolan's constellation pages
• Constellation pages of the Hawaii Astronomical Society'sDeepsky Atlas
• The Constellations page by Richard Dibon-Smith
• Constellations by Don Ware and the Peoria Astronomical Society
• Shane Horvatin's constellation pages
• Constellation Photos by Janet Slivoski
• Digital Images of the Sky - Constellations: The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations by Till Credner and Sven Kohle
• Jan Wisniewski's Constellations pages
• Akari Fujii's Constellation Photos (Part 1: And-Hyi) and Constellation Photos (Part 2: Ind-Vir) (hosted by David Malin)
• Star Tales by Ian Ridpath -- Ian Ridpath's Homepage
• Constellation Mythology by Cathy Bell
• Constellation and Mythology pages from Judy and Volker Star Lore pages
• STARS: Portraits of Stars and their Constellations by Jim Kaler
• Constellation charts from Your Sky, Johnny Walker's Online Planetarium
• 88 Constellations Project, (NOIRlab). Note their Press release: NSF NOIRLab Launches 88 Constellations Project (PR noirLab2430) For deeper investigations of constellations, it can be recommended to use one of the numerous Planetarium Programs.

References

• Eckhard Slawik and Uwe Reichert, 2004. Atlas der Sternbilder - ein astronomischer Wegweiser in Photographien. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag (ISBN 3-8274-1516-0). In German. [Bibcode: 2004adst.book.....S]. English edition: The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas. Cambridge University Press (ISBN 978-0521814041) [Bibcode: 2004tcpsabook.....S]

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