Celestial Atlas Table of Contents
List of Constellations / Messier Catalog / Arp Atlas / Recent Updates
Introduction to the NGC, IC and PGC Objects Pages On This Site
NGC Objects / IC Objects / PGC Objects

© Courtney Seligman, 2010
Introduction

     This preliminary (March 2010) posting of the Sky Atlas is necessarily incomplete. Even the most nearly complete page (that of Andromeda) has only an incomplete listing of stars and other objects of interest. It does have a fairly detailed map of my own devising, a discussion of the mythology behind the constellation, a list of and links to nearby constellations, and even part of Bayer's (1603) maps of the constellation, so though incomplete, it does give an idea of what the rest of the Atlas will offer, when complete.
     Preliminary pages have been posted for all modern constellations, and two former constellations, using public-domain maps from Wikimedia Commons, but none of the other pages is as complete as Andromeda's. Any significant improvements to the Atlas will be noted on my Recent Updates page, and RSS feed.

Navigation: You can move between constellation pages using the table of links below, links above each constellation map which list nearby constellations, or the arrows on either side of the "Celestial Atlas" link, just above the constellation name on each constellation page.




Officially Recognized Constellations
Andromeda
Antlia
Apus
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Caelum
Camelopardalis
Cancer
Canes Venatici
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornus
Carina
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Chamaeleon
Circinus
Columba
Coma Berenices
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Crater
Crux
Cygnus
Delphinus
Dorado
Draco
Equuleus
Eridanus
Fornax
Gemini
Grus
Hercules
Horologium
Hydra
Hydrus
Indus
Lacerta
Leo
Leo Minor
Lepus
Libra
Lupus
Lynx
Lyra
Mensa
Microscopium
Monoceros
Musca
Norma
Octans
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pavo
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pictor
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Pyxis
Reticulum
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Sculptor
Scutum
Serpens
Sextans
Taurus
Telescopium
Triangulum
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Vela
Virgo
Volans
Vulpecula

Former (abandoned or rejected) Constellations
(Most of these are listed only because they are in Wikipedia, and will be deleted or moved)
Antinous / Apis / Argo Navis / Cancer Minor / Cerberus / Custos Messium / Felis
Frederici Honores / Gallus / Globus Aerostaticus / Jordanus / Lilium / Lochium Funis
Machina Electrica / Malus / Mons Maenalus / Musca Borealis / Noctua / Officina Typographica
Phoenicopterus / Polophylax / Psalterium Georgii / Quadrans Muralis / Ramus Pomifer
Robur Carolinum / Sceptrum Brandenburgium / Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae / Solarium
Tarandus vel Rangifer / Taurus Poniatovii / Telescopium Herschelii / Testudo / Tigris
Triangulum Minor / Turdus Solitarius / Vespa

John Hill's "Constellations"
(Listed here because listed in Wikipedia, and soon to be deleted or moved)
(Wikipedia also blames Hill for Anguilla and Patella, but that appears to be incorrect)
Aranea / Bufo / Dentalium / Gryphites / Hippocampus / Hirudo
Limax / Lumbricus / Manis / Pinna Marina / Scarabaeus / Testudo / Uranoscopus



Messier Catalog

     The "type" names link to pages showing all Messier objects of that type. The numbers link to that particular Messier object.

Nebulae: M1, M8, M16, M17, M20, M27, M42, M43, M57, M76, M78, M97
Open Clusters: M6, M7, M11, M16, M18, M21, M23, M24, M25, M26, M29, M34, M35, M36, M37, M38, M39, M40, M41, M44, M45, M46, M47, M48, M50, M52, M67, M73, M93, M103
Globular Clusters: M2, M3, M4, M5, M9, M10, M12, M13, M14, M15, M19, M22, M28, M30, M53, M54, M55, M56, M62, M68, M69, M70, M71, M72, M75, M79, M80, M92, M107
Galaxies: M31, M32, M33, M49, M51, M58, M59, M60, M61, M63, M64, M65, M66, M74, M77, M81, M82, M83, M84, M85, M86, M87, M88, M89, M90, M91, M94, M95, M96, M98, M99, M100, M101, M102, M104, M105, M106, M108, M109, M110