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Constellation Atlas

The eighty-eight official constellations, each mapped by the real positions of its brightest stars. A gateway from the familiar patterns of the night sky into the stars, myths, and deep-sky objects each region holds.

2944 catalogued stars plotted at their measured right ascension and declination, tracing the 88 constellations (equirectangular projection; dot size scales with apparent magnitude).

Orion
Ursa Major
All-Sky Star Atlas

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Associated withOrion
Associated withUrsa Major
Associated withAll-Sky Star Atlas
Associated withConstellations on the Celestial Sphere

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Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.

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Constellation Atlas

Objects & views it draws on

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Constellation Atlas

Objects & views it draws on

Knowledge connections

Sources