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The southern celestial hemisphere, also called the Southern Sky, is the southern half of the celestial sphere; that is, it lies south of the celestial equator. This arbitrary sphere, on which seemingly fixed stars form constellations , appears to rotate westward around a polar axis as the Earth rotates .
The southern temperate zone, a subsection of the Southern Hemisphere, is nearly all oceanic. The Sagittarius constellation that includes the galactic centre is a southern constellation as well as both Magellanic Clouds .
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included in Ptolemy 's 48 constellations, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations . Its name is Latin for "greater dog" in contrast to Canis Minor , the "lesser dog"; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation ...
Corona Australis is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its Latin name means "southern crown", and it is the southern counterpart of Corona Borealis , the northern crown. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.Its name means "crow" in Latin.One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it depicts a raven, a bird associated with stories about the god Apollo, perched on the back of Hydra the water snake.
Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its old astronomical symbol is (♐︎). Its name is Latin for "archer".
Libra / ˈ l iː b r ə / is a constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for weighing scales. Its old astronomical symbol is (♎︎). It is fairly faint, with no first magnitude stars, and lies between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east.
There are approximately 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight during the June solstice (Southern Hemisphere winter). During the December solstice (Southern Hemisphere summer), there are 13 hours, 35 minutes of daylight. The length of the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°26′11.7″S is 36,788 km (22,859 mi). [2]