Argo Navis (the Ship Argo) is an obsolete constellation located in the southern sky. It was divided into three smaller constellations – Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern) and Vela (the Sails) in the 18th century.| 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
Southern constellations are the 52 constellations located in the southern celestial hemisphere.| www.constellation-guide.com
Ara is a small constellation in the southern sky. It represents the altar. It contains the open clusters NGC 6193 and the Ara Cluster, the planetary nebula known as the Stingray Nebula, and the pre-planetary Water Lily Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Mimosa, Beta Crucis (β Cru), is a multiple star system located at a distance of 280 ly in the constellation Crux. It is one of the stars of the Southern Cross.| Star Facts
Gacrux, Gamma Crucis (γ Cru), is a red giant star located at a distance of 88.6 ly in the constellation Crux. It is one of the stars that form the Southern Cross.| Star Facts
Aspidiske, Iota Carinae (ι Car) is a white supergiant star located 690 light years away in the southern constellation Carina. It is one of the four bright stars that form the False Cross.| Star Facts
Alsephina, Delta Velorum Aa (δ Vel Aa), is the primary component in a triple star system located 80.6 ly away in the constellation Vela. It is one of the four stars that form the False Cross.| Star Facts
The False Cross is an asterism formed by four bright stars in the constellations Vela and Carina. Located in the far southern sky, the diamond-shaped pattern is often confused for the brighter Southern Cross.| www.constellation-guide.com
Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the keel of the ship Argo. It is home to Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky, and Eta Carinae, a massive star illuminating the Carina Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
The list of the 88 modern constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), along with their English names, sizes, quadrants and the latitudes between which they are fully visible.| www.constellation-guide.com
Puppis is a constellation located in the southern hemisphere. Home to many notable stars, it represents the stern of the ship Argo, on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed to get the Golden Fleece.| www.constellation-guide.com
Canopus, Alpha Carinae (α Car), is a white bright giant star located at a distance of 310 light years from Earth in the constellation Carina. It is the second brightest star in the sky.| Star Facts
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
Avior, Epsilon Carinae (ε Car), is a double star located at a distance of 610 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Carina.| Star Facts
Markeb, Kappa Velorum (κ Vel), is a spectroscopic binary star located 570 light years away in the constellation Vela. It is one of the four bright stars that form the False Cross.| Star Facts
Eta Carinae (η Car) is a massive binary star system located approximately 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The system consists of two exceptionally massive stars that will end their lives as supernovae.| Star Facts
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the sky. The Sirius star system lies at a distance of 8.6 ly from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. It can be found using the stars of Orion's Belt.| Star Facts
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
Carina Nebula (NGC 3372, Caldwell 92) is a large region of bright and dark nebulosity located 8,500 light-years in the constellation Carina. It hosts Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and luminous stars known.| 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
The Southern Cross is a bright, diamond-shaped asterism located in the far southern sky. Formed by the brightest stars of the constellation Crux, the asterism is commonly used to find the south celestial pole.| 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