Delta Scuti (δ Sct) is a yellow-white giant located 201 light years away in the constellation Scutum. The star serves as the prototype for a class of variable stars known as the Delta Scuti variables.| Star Facts
Serpens is a large constellation in the northern sky. It represents the snake. It is divided into Serpens Caput (the serpent's head) and Serpens Cauda (the serpent's tail) by the constellation Ophiuchus.| www.constellation-guide.com
Cepheus is a large constellation in the northern sky. It represents King Cepheus in Greek mythology. It is home to the large stars VV Cephei and the Garnet Star (Mu Cephei), the Wizard Nebula and the Fireworks Galaxy.| www.constellation-guide.com
The largest stars in the known universe, listed here, are mostly cool red supergiants and hypergiants. Their radii are notoriously difficult to measure for several reasons.| Star Facts
Dorado is a small, faint constellation located in the far southern sky. It represents the dolphinfish or swordfish. The constellation contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.| www.constellation-guide.com
Cygnus, the Swan, is one of the largest northern constellations. Recognizable for the Northern Cross, it is home to the bright supergiant Deneb, the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318).| www.constellation-guide.com
Messier 1 (M1), also known as the Crab Nebula, Taurus A, or NGC 1952, is an expanding supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula. It is located in the northern constellation Taurus, the Bull. The Crab Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and can be seen with binoculars in good viewing conditions. Messier 1 is… Read More »Messier 1: Crab Nebula| Messier Objects
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the sails of Argo Navis, the mythical ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The constellation contains the Vela Supernova Remnant, the Eight-Burst Nebula, and the Omicron Velorum Cluster| www.constellation-guide.com
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the bigger dog following Orion, the Hunter. The constellation is home to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.| www.constellation-guide.com
Taurus is a large constellation in the northern sky. It is home to Aldebaran, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, and the Pleiades and the Hyades, the nearest open clusters to Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located 163,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado and Mensa. It is the brightest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and one of the nearest galaxies to our own.| www.constellation-guide.com
Sagittarius is a large constellation in the southern sky. It is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It contains the Milky Way centre and some of the best known nebulae in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. It is home to Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and to the bright open clusters Messier 6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster).| www.constellation-guide.com
Aquila, the Eagle, is a prominent northern constellation located near the celestial equator. It contains the bright Altair and the planetary nebulae NGC 6741 (the Phantom Streak Nebula) and NGC 6751 (the Glowing Eye Nebula).| www.constellation-guide.com
Greek constellations are the 48 ancient constellations listed by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in his Almagest in the 2nd century CE. Most of them are associated with stories from Greek mythology.| www.constellation-guide.com