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Scorpius

Astronomy; General astronomy

This is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for scorpion. It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern ...

Sculptor

Astronomy; General astronomy

A small and faint constellation in the southern sky. It represents a sculptor. It was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. He originally named it Apparatus Sculptoris (the ...

Scutum

Astronomy; General astronomy

A small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century. Its name is Latin for shield.

Serpens

Astronomy; General astronomy

A constellation of the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

Sextans

Astronomy; General astronomy

A minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for the astronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his ...

This is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is a Latin word meaning 'bull', and its astrological symbol is a stylized bull's head. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the ...

Telescopium

Astronomy; General astronomy

A minor southern constellation created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, a French astronomer and student of the southern skies. Its name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for ...