Appendix A The 88 Recognized Constellations Andromeda And Northern Andromeda Ptolemy Antlia Ant Southern The air pump La Caille Apus Aps Southern The bird of paradise Bayer Aquarius Aqr Zodiac The water carrier Ptolemy Aquila Aql Northern The eagle Ptolemy Ara Ara Southern The altar Ptolemy Aries Ari Zodiac The ram Ptolemy Auriga Aur Northern The charioteer Ptolemy Boötes Boo Northern The herdsman Ptolemy Caelum Cae Southern The chisel La Caille (or Sculptor s tool) Camelopardalis Cam Northern The giraffe Hevelius or Bartschius Cancer Cnc Zodiac The crab Ptolemy Canes Venatici CVn Northern The hunting dogs Hevelius Canis Major CMa Northern The greater dog Ptolemy Canis Minor CMi Northern The lesser dog Ptolemy Capricornus Cap Zodiac The goat-fish Ptolemy Carina Car Southern The keel La Caille Cassiopeia Cas Northern Ptolemy Centaurus Cen Southern The centaur Ptolemy J.D. Cavin, The Amateur Astronomer s Guide to the Deep-Sky Catalogs, Patrick Moore s Practical Astronomy Series, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0656-3, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 369
370 Appendix A Cepheus Cep Northern Ptolemy Cetus Cet Southern The whale Ptolemy Chameleon Cha Southern The chameleon Bayer Circinus Cir Southern The compass La Caille Columba Col Southern The dove Royer or Bartschius Coma Berenices Com Northern Berenice s hair Tycho Brahe or Eratosthenes Corona Australis CrA Southern The southern crown Ptolemy Corona Borealis CrB Northern The northern crown Ptolemy Corvus Crv Southern The crow (or Raven) Ptolemy Crater Crt Southern The cup Ptolemy Crux Cru Southern The cross Royer Cygnus Cyg Northern The swan Ptolemy Delphinus Del Northern The dolphin Ptolemy Dorado Dor Southern The swordfish Bayer Draco Dra Northern The dragon Ptolemy Equuleus Equ Northern The little horse Ptolemy Eridanus Eri Southern The river Ptolemy Fornax For Southern The furnace La Caille Gemini Gem Zodiac The twins Ptolemy Grus Gru Southern The crane Bayer Hercules Her Northern Hercules Ptolemy Horologium Hor Southern The pendulum clock La Caille Hydra Hya Northern The snake Ptolemy Hydrus Hyi Southern The water snake Bayer Indus Ind Southern The Indian Bayer Lacerta Lac Northern The lizard Hevelius Leo Leo Zodiac The lion Ptolemy Leo Minor LMi Northern The lesser lion Hevelius Lepus Lep Southern The hare Ptolemy Libra Lib Zodiac The scales Ptolemy Lupus Lup Southern The wolf Ptolemy Lynx Lyn Northern The lynx Hevelius Lyra Lyr Northern The lyre (harp) Ptolemy Mensa Men Southern The table La Caille Microscopium Mic Southern The microscope La Caille Monoceros Mon Southern The unicorn La Caille Musca Mus Southern The southern fly Bayer Norma Nor Southern The rule (or straightedge) La Caille Octans Oct Southern The octant Ptolemy Ophiuchus Oph Northern Serpent-bearer Ptolemy Orion Ori Southern The hunter Ptolemy Pavo Pav Southern The peacock Bayer Pegasus Peg Northern The winged horse Ptolemy Perseus Per Northern Perseus Ptolemy Phoenix Phe Southern The phoenix Bayer
Appendix A 371 Pictor Pic Southern The painter (or easel) La Caille Pisces Psc Zodiac The pishes Ptolemy Pisces Austrinus PsA Southern The southern fish Ptolemy Puppis Pup Puppis Poop deck of the Argo La Caille Pyxis Pyx Southern The Mariner s compass La Caille Reticulum Ret Southern The reticle La Caille Sagitta Sge Northern The arrow Ptolemy Sagittarius Sgr Zodiac The archer Ptolemy Scorpius Sco Zodiac The scorpion Ptolemy Sculptor Scl Southern The sculptor La Caille Scutum Sct Northern The shield Hevelius Serpens Ser Northern The serpent Ptolemy Sextans Sex Southern The sextant Ptolemy Taurus Tau Zodiac The bull Ptolemy Telescopium Tel Southern The telescope La Caille Triangulum Tri Northern The triangle Ptolemy Triangulum Australe TrA Southern Southern triangle Bayer Tucana Tuc Southern The toucan Bayer Ursa Major UMa Northern The great bear Ptolemy Ursa Minor UMi Northern The lesser bear Ptolemy Vela Vel Southern The sails La Caille Virgo Vir Zodiac The virgin Ptolemy Volans Vol Southern The flying fish Bayer Vulpecula Vul Northern The fox Hevelius
Appendix B The Greek Alphabet Upper case Lower case Greek name A a Alpha B b Beta g Gamma d Delta E e Epsilon Z z Zeta H h Eta q Theta I i Iota K k Kappa l Lambda M m Mu N n Nu x Xi O o Omicron p Pi P r Rho s Sigma T t Tau u Upsilon j Phi X c Chi y Psi w Omega 373
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