Carina

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Originally, there was a much larger and an old constellation Agro Navis (The Ship). The three constellations namely Carina, Puppis and Vela that formed a part of it, were separated in 1763 as Carina (The Keel), Puppis (The Stern) and Vela (The Sails). Let us discuss about Carina. Carina is a stellar southern constellation which is a part of the Milky Way. It is now abbreviated and represented as ‘the Keel’. This constellation consists of about 9 primary stars and has about 52 Bayer designated stars. One of the interesting facts about Carina is that it contains a second brightest star in the sky and it once served as a pole star to the navigators living in the northern hemisphere. Carina is a constellation to the Heavenly Waters family and was created by Ptolemy in the 2nd century to fill up the void space. It can be clearly visible in the month of March at 9 pm.</p>
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Capricornus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">We all know that the Zodiac constellations were first charted by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. There are many constellations in the southern hemisphere. One such constellation is Capricornus. It is often related with Capricorn. However, Capricornus is a constellation whereas Capricorn is its sign. This can be clearly seen by the symbol it represents, which is ‘the goat’. One of the constellations of the zodiac, it lies in the southern hemisphere. No matter where you are worldwide, Capricornus climbs to its highest in the early September and is visible in the night sky. It belongs to the Zodiac family of constellations and represents a mythological creature that is half goat and half fish. Therefore, in Latin, it is also referred to as ‘horned male goat’ or ‘great horn’.</p>
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Canis Minor

<p style="color:#dbdbb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Most of the constellations are known and recognised on parameters such as their magnitudes, light years, how old are they, its position in the galaxy and so on. However, there is a constellation which is small and has a little interest in all these mentioned factors. It is only known for and is concerned with its brightest star Procyon. The star is one of the eight brightest stars in heaven. Representing one of the dogs that follow the hunter Orion, its name means ‘the smaller dog’ or ‘lesser dog’ in Latin and was first documented by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. A constellation belonging to the Orion family of constellations, it can be best seen in the month of August at 9 pm. Let us discuss Canis Minor in detail. </p>
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