Ian Ridpath’s Star TalesCHAPTER THREE
The celestial eighty-eight
All 88 modern constellations are illustrated and described in Star Tales. Click on a link for a sample entry of your choice. For obsolete constellations, see Chapter Four.
Ian Ridpath’s Star Tales
CHAPTER THREE
The celestial eighty-eight
All 88 modern constellations are illustrated and described in Star Tales. Click on a link for a sample entry of your choice. For obsolete constellations, see Chapter Four.
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius |
| Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga |
| Boötes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer |
| Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus |
| Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus |
| Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba |
| Coma Berenices | Corona Australis | Corona Borealis | Corvus |
| Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus |
| Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus |
| Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules |
| Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus |
| Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus |
| Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra |
| Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca |
| Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion |
| Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix |
| Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis |
| Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius |
| Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens |
| Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum |
| Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor |
| Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |