Columba is a faint constellation located in the southern sky. It represents the dove. The constellation is home to the runaway star Mu Columbae, the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1808, and the globular cluster NGC 1851.| www.constellation-guide.com
Zubeneschamali, Beta Librae (β Lib), is a blue-white main sequence star located at a distance of 185 light years from Earth in the constellation Libra.| Star Facts
Asterisms are defined as patterns formed by stars of one or more constellations. These star patterns are commonly recognized by observers across the world and once served as a basis for the modern 88 constellations.| www.constellation-guide.com
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
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
Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris (α CMi), is the eighth brightest star in the sky. It is the primary component in a binary star system located 11.46 light-years away in the constellation Canis Minor.| Star Facts
The list of all the named stars (stars with names that have been formally approved by the IAU), with name origins and etymologies explained.| Star Facts
The Winter Triangle, or the Great Southern Triangle, is an asterism formed by the bright stars Betelgeuse in Orion, Procyon in Canis Minor and Sirius in Canis Major constellation.| www.constellation-guide.com