Serpens is a faint constellation that is unusual in the sense that it is divided into two parts, with both parts of “the Serpent” depending on each other, as well as a third constellation, Ophiuchus, […]
Hydrus is a modern constellation created by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius, who based his view of the constellation on measurements taken by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, who were both prominent Dutch […]
When Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius constructed Lynx in the 17th century, he did so using some of the “unformed” stars located near Ursa Major that were first catalogued by Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Although […]
While Ptolemy described the stars of modern-day Canes Venatici as “informes”, or the “unformed” [stars] of Ursa Major, the constellation proper was only introduced to the world in the late 1600’s by the Polish astronomer […]
On June 20th is the Summer Solstice, which officially marks the start of summer in the northern hemisphere, and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. It is also the longest day of the […]
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