Monoceros is a relatively faint northern constellation located between Canis Major and Canis Minor. It is home to the famous variable star V838 Monocerotis, the open cluster Messier 50, and the Rosette Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Musca is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. It represents the fly. The constellation is home to the Spiral Planetary Nebula (NGC 5189), the Hourglass Nebula (MyCn 18), and the Dark Doodad Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
T Tauri is a young variable star located 471 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. It serves as the prototype for the T Tauri variables and illuminates Hind’s Variable Nebula (NGC 1555).| Star Facts
Orion, the Hunter, is one of the best known constellations in the sky. Home to Orion's Belt, the Orion Nebula, and the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse, the constellation lies north of the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Christmas Tree Cluster is a young open cluster located in the constellation Monoceros. It is part of the star-forming region NGC 2264, which also contains the Cone Nebula and the Fox Fur Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Teapot is an asterism formed by the brightest stars of the constellation Sagittarius. It can be used to find many of the bright clusters and nebulae located in Sagittarius.| 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
Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, is a large constellation near the celestial equator. Representing the healer Asclepius in Greek mythology, the constellation is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
Kaus Australis, Epsilon Sagittarii (ε Sgr), is a binary star located at a distance of 143 light years in the constellation Sagittarius. It is the constellation's brightest star.| Star Facts
Kaus Media, Delta Sagittarii (δ Sgr) is an orange giant star located at a distance of 348 light years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius.| Star Facts
Messier 44 (M44), also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe (the Manger), is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer. Praesepe is a bright, large cluster with an apparent magnitude of 3.7. It lies at a distance of 577 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 2632 in the New General… Read More »Messier 44: Beehive Cluster| Messier Objects