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Add constellation family. 23:23, 27 August 2013: 512 × 256 (85 KB) Cmglee: Colour-code by year established. 01:09, 26 August 2013: 512 × 256 (47 KB) Cmglee {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Equirectangular plot of declination vs right ascension of constellations with a dotted line denoting the ecliptic. Constellations of the zodiac have bold ...
name – (Mandatory) — The name of the constellation, as defined by the IAU; abbreviation – (Mandatory) — The three letter IAU abbreviation for the constellation; genitive – (Mandatory) — The genetive form of the constellation's name used in the construction of star names in Bayer designations and Flamsteed designations
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Monoceros_constellation_map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2004-12-12T18:20:15Z Alfio 2559x1989 (234100 Bytes) Monoceros constellation map; Uploaded with derivativeFX
Equirectangular plot of the constellations and ecliptic: Image title: Equirectangular plot of declination vs right ascension of constellations with a dotted line denoting the ecliptic, by CMG Lee. Constellations of the zodiac have bold outline. Note that the right ascension axis increases from right to left to approximate the view of the night sky.
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail ...
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This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Corona_borealis_constellation_map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2005-03-11T22:29:36Z Alfio 1789x1419 (47516 Bytes) Map of constellation Corona Borealis; Uploaded with derivativeFX
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Aquila_constellation_map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2004-12-12T17:51:13Z Alfio 2559x2559 (396119 Bytes) Aquila constellation map (bigger image) 2004-12-12T12:11:43Z Alfio 427x427 (36372 Bytes) Aquila constellation map; Uploaded with derivativeFX