Introduction
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This preliminary (March 2010) posting of the Sky Atlas is necessarily incomplete. Even the most nearly complete page (that of Andromeda) has only an incomplete listing of stars and other objects of interest. It does have a fairly detailed map of my own devising, a discussion of the mythology behind the constellation, a list of and links to nearby constellations, and even part of Bayer's (1603) maps of the constellation, so though incomplete, it does give an idea of what the rest of the Atlas will offer, when complete.
Preliminary pages have been posted for all modern constellations, and two former constellations, using public-domain maps from Wikimedia Commons, but none of the other pages is as complete as Andromeda's. Any significant improvements to the Atlas will be noted on my Recent Updates page, and RSS feed.
Navigation: You can move between constellation pages using the table of links below, links above each constellation map which list nearby constellations, or the arrows on either side of the "Celestial Atlas" link, just above the constellation name on each constellation page. |
Officially Recognized Constellations
Andromeda / Antlia / Apus / Aquarius / Aquila / Ara / Aries / Auriga / Boötes
Caelum / Camelopardalis / Cancer / Canes Venatici / Canis Major / Canis Minor / Capricornus
Carina / Cassiopeia / Centaurus / Cepheus / Cetus / Chamaeleon / Circinus / Columba
Coma Berenices / Corona Australis / Corona Borealis / Corvus / Crater / Crux / Cygnus
Delphinus / Dorado / Draco / Equuleus / Eridanus / Fornax / Gemini / Grus / Hercules / Horologium Hydra / Hydrus / Indus / Lacerta / Leo / Leo Minor / Lepus / Libra / Lupus / Lynx / Lyra
Mensa / Microscopium / Monoceros / Musca / Norma / Octans / Ophiuchus / Orion / Pavo
Pegasus / Perseus / Phoenix / Pictor / Pisces / Piscis Austrinus / Puppis / Pyxis / Reticulum / Sagitta
Sagittarius / Scorpius / Sculptor / Scutum / Serpens / Sextans / Taurus / Telescopium
Triangulum / Triangulum Australe / Tucana / Ursa Major / Ursa Minor / Vela / Virgo / Volans / Vulpecula
Former Constellations
Argo Navis / Quadrans Muralis (and a few more)
Messier Catalog
The "type" names link to pages showing all Messier objects of that type. Messier objects which have not yet been added to the NGCIC catalog pages are listed only by number (without a preceding M), and their number links to that object on the "type" page. Messier objects which have been added to the NGCIC catalog pages are listed as M#, and link to a more detailed discussion of the objects, on those pages. This list therefore serves as an indirect table linking Messier object numbers to their NGCIC numbers. |
Nebulae: M1, M8, M16, M17, M20, M27, M42, M43, M57, M76, M78, M97
Open Clusters: M6, M7, M11, M16, M18, M21, M23, 24, M25, 26, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 67, 73, 93, 103
Globular Clusters: 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 28, 30, 53, 54, 55, 56, 62, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 75, 79, 80, 92, 107
Galaxies: M31, M32, M33, M49, M51, M58, M59, M60, M61, M63, 64, 65, 66, 74, 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, M88, 89, 90, 91, M94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, M110
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