Volans is a constellation in the southern sky.

It represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened

form of its original name, Piscis Volans. Volans was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus
Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first
appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1597 (or 1598) in Amsterdam by
Plancius with Jodocus Hondius. The first depiction of this constellation in a celestial atlas was in
Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. There are two double stars within the constellation which
can be observed using a small telescope, Gamma Vol and Epsilon Vol, along with two galaxies
which may be more difficult to see clearly; NGC 2442 and NGC 2434. The magnitude of the Gamma
Vol stars are fourth and sixth, and that of Epsilon Vol are fourth and eighth.
Leo contains many bright stars, such as Regulus (α Leonis), the lion's tail; Denebola (β
Leonis); and γ1 Leonis (Algieba). Many other fainter stars have been named as well, such as
δ Leo (Zosma), θ Leo (Chort), κ Leo (Al Minliar al Asad ), λ Leo (Alterf), and ο Leo
(Subra).

Regulus, η Leonis, and γ Leonis, together with the fainter stars ζ Leo (Adhafera), μ Leo
(Ras Elased Borealis), and ε Leo (Ras Elased Australis), make up the asterism known as the
Sickle. These stars represent the head and the mane of the lion.

The star Wolf 359, one of the nearest stars to Earth (7.78 light-years), is in Leo. Gliese 436,
a faint star in Leo about 33 light years away from the Sun, is orbited by a transiting
Neptune-mass extrasolar planet.[1]

The carbon star CW Leo (IRC +10216) is the brightest star in the night sky at the infrared
N-band (10 μm wavelength).
Antlia is a constellation, or group of stars in the sky that form a picture. It looks like an air or
vacuum pump. Its stars are so faint that before astronomers had powerful electronic telescopes,
nobody had given it a name.[1] People who live in the northern parts of the world can see it in
latitudes to 66 degrees north and people who live in the southern parts of the world can see it 50
degrees south from January through March.
Cancer (pronounced /ˈkænsɚ/) is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. The name is Latin
for crab. Its symbol is File:Cancer glyph.png (Unicode ♋). Cancer is small and the stars are dim. It
is between Gemini to the west and Leo to the east, Lynx to the north and Canis Minor and Hydra
to the south.
Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky. It was named after a queen in Greek mythology
called Cassiopeia. It looks like a letter W or M, with five bright stars. It has two very bright stars
called ρ Cas and V509 Cas.
Crater (IPA: /ˈkreɪtər/) is a constellation. In Latin it means cup. It is a constellation in
Greek mythology (Apollo). It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 1st century
astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located in the
Southern Hemisphere.[1]

[change] Mythology
The name "Crater" is taken from a Greek myth. In the story, a crow or raven serves Apollo.
It is sent to get water, but it rests lazily on the journey. After finally getting the water in a
cup, it takes back a water snake as well, as an excuse. According to the myth, Apollo saw
through the trick and angrily cast the cup, crow, and snake into the sky. The constellations
of Corvus the crow and Hydra the water-snake are also taken from this myth.
Crux (IPA: /ˈkrʊks/, Latin: cross), commonly known as the Southern Cross (in contrast to
the Northern Cross), is one of the modern constellations. It can only be seen in the southern
hemisphere. It points to the directions of north, south, east and west.

In the past, sailors used to use Crux as a means of navigation.

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Name: Vanessa Calidonio

Teacher’s Name: Ms. Ana Cervantes

Date: Monday, February 8, 2010

Grade: 6 “B”

Class: Science

Asignature: Constellations

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