Saturday, August 30, 2008

Constellations

Since some of you out there may be curious, I've decided to post what constellations can be found in what month, along with a couple of the most promient stars.

January
Auriga the Charioteer
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Carina the Keel
Columba the Dove
Eridanus
Gemini
Lepus the Hare
Lynx
Monoceros the Unicorn
Orion
Puppis the Poop (as in, on a ship, not fecal matter)
Taurus the Bull
Stars-
Sirius, Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon, Betelgeux.

Febuary
Auriga the Charioteer
Cancer
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Columba the Dove
Gemini
Hydra
Leo
Lepus the Hare
Lynx
Monoceros the Unicorn
Puppis the Poop
Ursa Major (also known as the Big Dipper)
Vela the Sails
Stars-
Regulus, Procyon, Betelgeux, Aldebaran, Capella.

March
Cancer
Gemini
Hydra
Leo
Lynx
Monoceros the Unicorn
Puppis the Poop
Ursa Major (Big Dipper)
Vela the Sails
Stars-
Rigel, Sirius, Spica, Arcturus

April
Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs)
Centaurus (centaur)
Coma Bernices (Bernice's Hair)
Corvus the Crow (or Raven)
Hydra's tail
Leo
Ursa Major (Big Dipper)
Vela the Sails
Virgo
Stars-
Arcturus, Regulus, Spica, Procyon

May
Bootes the Herdsmen
Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs)
Centarus
Coma Bernices (Bernice's Hair)
Corvus the Crow
Hydra
Libra
Lupus the Wolf
Scorpius
Serpens Caput (head of the serpent)
Ursa Major (Big Dipper)
Virgo
Stars-
Arcturus, Antares, Spica, Epsilon, Xi, Rho, Alpha, Eta

June
Ara the Altar
Bootes the Herdsman
Centarus
Corona Borelis (Northern Crown)
Draco
Hercules
Hydra
Libra
Lupus the Wolf
Lyra (lyre)
Ophiuchus (Serpent Bearer)
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Serpens Caput
Virgo
Stars-
Antares, Arcturus, Vega, Deneb, Altair, Spica

July
Aquila (Eagle)
Cygnus (Swan)
Lyra
Ophiuchus
Sagitta (arrow)
Sagittarius (archer)
Scorpio
Scutum (shield)
Serpens Cauda (Tail of the Serpent)
Stars-
Altair, Deneb, Vega, Antares, Arcturus.

August
Aquarius (water-bearer)
Aquila (Eagle)
Capricornus
Cygnus (Swan)
Delphinus (Dolphin)
Grus (Crane)
Lacerta (lizard)
Lyra
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scutum (shield)
Serpens Cauda (tail of the serpent)
Vulpecula (fox)
Stars-
Deneb, Vega, Altair, Antares

September
Aquarius (water-bearer)
Capricornus
Cygnus
Delphinus (dolphin)
Grus (Crane)
Lacerta (Lizard)
Pegasus
Phoenix
Pisces
Piscis Austinus (Southern Fish)
Vulpecula
Stars-
Altair, Fomalhaut, Vega, Deneb

October
Andromeda
Aquarius
Aries
Cassiopeia
Cetus (Whale)
Eridanus
Grus
Lacerta
Pegasus
Piscis Austrinus (Southern Fish)
Sculptor
Triangulum (Apparently, this one is just a triangle...)
Stars-
Aldebaran, Altair, Fomalhaut, Alpherate, Scheat, Markab, Algenib, Enif

November
Andromeda
Aries
Cetus (Whale)
Eridanus
Fornax (Furnace)
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pisces
Sculptor
Triangulum
Stars-
Aldebaran, Hyades, Pleiades, Betelgeux, Rigel.

December
Aries
Auriga the Charioteer
Carina the Keel
Cetus the Whale
Columba the Dove
Eridanus
Fornax the Furnace
Lepus the Hare
Orion
Perseus
Taurus the Bull
Triangulum
Stars-
Sirius, Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon, Pleiades.

3 comments:

Fruit Bat said...

wow...that is SO not a couple. HAHA! Oh well, I love you!!!

Silvertongue said...

Quite the extensive list there...

Do you like the stars?

Vulpecula said...

eh... *scratches back of head* It IS a couple- there are way more constellations than that, and I didn't want to leave anybody out...
To silvertongue,
Yeah, I like the stars, not THAT much but... I'm writing a story, and for that story I felt I needed to know something about the stars, so I wound up copying that all down... so it's just been sitting in a journal, crying because it was never shared with the world...