Auriga

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">If you see a pentagon of stars in the sky, it is the Auriga constellation. A constellation in the northern hemisphere, Auriga or ‘the Charioteer’ was first documented by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The constellation resembles the shape of a pointed helmet of a charioteer and Auriga in Latin means ‘the Charioteer’. Auriga belongs to the Perseus family of constellations and can be seen in different forms depending on how an individual looks at it. When you connect the stars, it can be viewed as a pentagon of five stars or a kite. Let us learn more Auriga.</p>
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Ara

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">Ara is a small inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere. Derived from the Latin word for ‘altar’, it was once considered part of Centaurus and Lupus. However, it became separated when the modern constellation Norma was created by Lacaille in the 1750s. Ptolemy had charted this constellation in the 2nd century. It belongs to the Hercules family of constellations and is clearly visible at 9 Pm in the month of July.</p>
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Aquila

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #7259ff">If you can notice a spread–winged posed eagle in the night sky, it is the constellation Aquila. Outstretching its wings through the glowing band of the Milky Way, it can be clearly spotted in the south in late summer. It belongs to the Hercules family of constellations and is clearly visible in September, around early evening. In Latin, Aquila means ‘eagle’, representing the eagle of the Roman god Jupiter. Originally, the constellation was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.One of the gigantic and extragalactic objects that Aquila holds is as huge as 10 billion light years known as Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall. This was discovered in November 2013 and is the most massive structure in the universe known to humans. There are two notable nebulae witnessed in the constellation; one was seen in 389 BC while the other was reported in 1918. Aquila consists of about 112 planetary nebulae, 133 dark nebulae, 3,762 galaxies, 4 quasars and 3 globular clusters.</p>
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