Apus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">We are all aware about the fact that constellations were pictures made in the stars seen by the ancient people. Today, what we call as constellations are a group of aligned stars called asterisms. One such constellation in the sky is the ‘Bird of Paradise.’ Originally known as Apus, it is derived from the Greek word apous meaning ‘footless’. Located in the southern hemisphere, the constellation was drawn by Petrus Placinus who was a Dutch astronomer from the 16th century. He, along with the explorers Pieter Dirkzoon Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman had made various observations and named it “Paradysvogel Apis Indica” meaning the ‘Bird of Paradise’. However, it was later altered as ‘apis’ which means an ‘Indian bee’. The word apis was mistaken for the word “avis” which means ‘bird’ in Latin. This resulted in two constellations being renamed. Apis was renamed as “Musca” meaning the fly and “Avis Indica” was renamed as Apus.”</p>
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Antlia

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff;">Most of the constellations are seen and discovered in the sky. They are bright and are sometimes easily recognized. However, there is a constellation that was created from an undesignated region of the sky. This is the reason that the stars comprising it are faint. It is the constellation Antlia. A small and faint constellation in the southern hemisphere of the sky, Antlia was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. Antlia comes from an ancient Greek word that means ‘pump.’ It specifically represents an air pump and is bordered by Hydra the sea snake, Pyxis the compass, Vela the sails and Centaurus the centaur. Antila belongs to the Lacaille family of constellations.It is clearly visible in the month of April. Let us discuss this constellation further.</p>
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Venus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #7f7f7f;">All the planets in the solar system are named after the Roman Gods or their attendants. However, there is only one planet which is named after a female figure. Indeed, Goddess of Love and Beauty, Venus. The second planet from the Sun, it is the third brightest object visible in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. Venus is sometimes referred to as the sister planet to earth due to their similar size and both having a central core, a molten mantle and a crust. Scientists believe that billions of years ago, Venus might have had similar climate to that of the Earth. However, today Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. This may be due to the high temperatures produced from the extreme greenhouse effect that this water boiled off long ago and the surface of the planet is now too hot to sustain life. Let us discuss in detail about the planet Venus. </p>
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