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Eighty-eight Constellations
The celestial sphere is arbitrarily divided into eighty-eight constellations.
The names of these constellations are given as follows.
Andromeda Cygnus Orion
Antlia Delphinus Pavo
Apus Dorado Pegasus
Aquarius Draco Perseus
Aquila Equuleus Phoenix
Ara Eridanus Pictor
Aries Fornax Pisces
Auriga Gemini PiscisAustrinus
Bootes Grus Puppis
Caelum Hercules Pyxis
Camelopardalis Horologium Reticulum
Cancer Hydra Sagitta
CanesVenatici Hydrus Sagittarius
CanisMajor Indus Scorpius
CanisMinor Lacerta Sculptor
Capricornus Leo Scutum
Carina LeoMinor Serpens
Cassiopeia Lepus Sextans
Centaurus Libra Taurus
Cepheus Lupus Telescopium
Cetus Lynx Triangulum
Chamaeleon Lyra TriangulumAustrale
Circinus Mensa Tucana
Columba Microscopium UrsaMajor
ComaBerenices Monoceros UrsaMinor
CoronaAustralis Musca Vela
CoronaBorealis Norma Virgo
Corvus Octans Volans
Crater Ophiuchus Vulpecula
Crux
By applying the following function to each of the constellations you can produce a star atlas of the entire sky.
chart[constell_] := (
RadialStarChart[constell,
RadialAngle -> 35Degree,
ConstellationLabels -> True,
StarLabels -> True,
MilkyWay -> True,
Galaxies -> True, GalaxyLabels -> True,
Nebulae -> True, NebulaLabels -> True,
Clusters -> True, ClusterLabels -> True,
Mesh -> True,
StarColors -> True,
Epilog -> {RGBColor[1,1,0],
StarNames[constell]}];1;)
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