The Constellations

Ian Ridpath's Star Tales.

Johannes Hevelius' Uranographia.

John Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis.

How to pronounce constellation names: www.astronomy.com and Sky and Telescope.

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Aratus' Phaenomena.

Ovid's Fasti and Metamorphoses.


Ptolemy's 48
1. Eridanus
2. Orion
3. Canis Major
4. Lepus
5. Carina
6. Canis Minor
7. Auriga
8. Gemini
9. Taurus
10. Leo Major
11. Hercules
12. Hydra
13. Cancer
14. Virgo
15. Centaurus
16. Lupus
17. Ara
18. Crater
19. Corvus
20. Corona Borealis
21. Ursa Major
22. Bootes
23. Ursa Minor
24. Draco
25. Libra
26. Lyra
27. Ophiuchus
28. Serpens
29. Scorpius
30. Aquila
31. Cygnus
32. Sagitta
33. Delphinus
34. Sagitarrius
35. Corona Australis
36. Pegasus
37. Equuleus
38. Capricornus
39. Aquarius
40. Piscis Austrinus
41. Perseus
42. Andromeda
43. Cetus
44. Cassiopeia
45. Cepheus
46. Aries
47. Triangulum
48. Pisces




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