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2. Star chart - Wikipedia

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   A celestial map by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit, 1670. A star chart is a celestial map of the night sky with astronomical objects laid out on a grid system. They are used to identify and locate constellations, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and planets. [ 1 ] They have been used for human navigation since time immemorial. [ 2 ]

3. Night sky - Wikipedia

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   The night sky is the nighttime appearance of celestial objects like stars, planets, and the Moon, which are visible in a clear sky between sunset and sunrise, when the Sun is below the horizon. Natural light sources in a night sky include moonlight, starlight, and airglow, depending on location and timing. Aurorae light up the skies above the ...

4. Cygnus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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   Cygnus is one of the constellations that the Kepler satellite surveyed in its search for exoplanets, and as a result, there are about a hundred stars in Cygnus with known planets, the most of any constellation. [ 51 ] One of the most notable systems is the Kepler-11 system, containing six transiting planets, all within a plane of approximately ...

5. Libra (constellation) - Wikipedia

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   Libra / ˈliːbrə / 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.

6. Orion (constellation) - Wikipedia

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   Orion is bordered by Taurus to the northwest, Eridanus to the southwest, Lepus to the south, Monocerosto the east, and Gemini to the northeast. Covering 594 square degrees, Orion ranks twenty-sixth of the 88 constellations in size. The constellation boundaries, as set by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delportein 1930, are defined by a polygon of 26 ...

7. Here Are 18 Best Stargazing Apps for Spotting Constellations ...

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   Stargazing apps are brilliant for spotting constellations in the night sky, looking at the planets, identifying stars, and learning about astronomy.