South circumpolar constellations. 17th century artwork of the night sky as seen from Earth's south pole. The constellations,clockwise from left,are: Phoenix,Grus (upper),Toucana (middle) and Hydrus (lower,not the same as Hydra),Indus,Pavo,Apis Indica (now called Apus),Triangulum Australe,Apis (now called Musca,upper) and Chameleon (lower),Piscis Volans and Dorado. Illustration from Johann Bayer's Uranometria (Greek for 'sky measurements'),a star atlas and catalogue published in 1603 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 4961 px × 3700 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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