Circinus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">The original French title of the constellation Circinus was Le Compus as it was created by the French astronomer Nicolas–Louis de La Caille in the 18th century. He identified this constellation while mapping the stars of the southern hemisphere from Cape Town, South Africa. In Latin, Circinus means ‘the compass’, a tool for drawing circles. It is represented so as an instrument used by navigators to measure distances. However, the constellation officially got its title as Circinus when La Caille Latinized its name on his 1763 planishere. It belongs to the Lacaille family of constellations and is visible in the month of June at 9 pm.</p>
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Chamaeleon

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Constellations in the southern and the northern sky resemble many shapes and structures. These shapes make it unique to be recognized and identified in the sky. Hence, if you spot a type of lizard in the sky, it is the constellation Chamaeleon. Created by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Placinus in the 16th century from the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, it was first depicted in Johann Bayer’s star atlas Uranometria in 1603 and is sometimes also called the Frying Pan in Australia. The constellation is clearly seen in the month of April at 9 pm.</p>
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Cetus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">We all know that there is a region in the sky called Water. This region is home to many water–related constellations such as Pisces, Eridanus and Aquarius. However, there is one constellation which lies in the Water region of the sky but is not considered one of the Zodiac constellations. It is Cetus. Cetus is a constellation that passes very close to the border of zodiac constellations and accordingly some of the planets and asteroids can be occasionally be seen in it. Catalogued by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, it belongs to the Perseus family of constellations. The name of this constellation was derived from a mythological character named Cetus. It was a sea monster sent to kill a princess. Cetus is also at times, referred to as the Whale. It is best visible in the month of November at 9 pm.</p>
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