Indus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">In order to refer a native of either Asia or America, the constellation Indus represents the Indian during the time it was created. When exploring the southern hemisphere, the Dutch sea navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman made observations and based on these observations, Petrus Plancius originally created this constellation. When Indus’stellar patterns appeared on a celestial globe in 1597, it became known and was considered as a constellation. In 1603, the constellation was added to Johann Bayer’s Uranometria catalogue and after years of survival, it became one of the 88 modern constellations by the International Astronomical Union.</p>
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Hydrus

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">The counterpart to the larger Hydra constellation, Hydrus is also known as ‘the lesser water snake’ and is separated by the constellations Eridanus and Orion as well as the Milky Way. Hydrus, in Latin means ‘the male water snake’ and lies between the two Magellanic Clouds, between the constellation Eridanus and the south celestial pole. A constellation in the southern hemisphere, Hydrus first appeared on a celestial globe by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1597 and was subsequently included as a part of Johann Bayer’s star atlas Uranometria in 1603. Hydrus was created by Plancius in the late 16th century from the observations of the Dutch sailors Frederick de Houtman and Pieter Dirkszoon. As mentioned earlier, it belongs to the Johann Bayer family of constellations and is best visible in the month of December.</p>
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Hydra

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ffffff">It may sound intimidating to a novice stargazer to understand the fact that there are a total of 88 official constellations recognized by modern astronomers. However, if you step outside and focus your gaze towards the southern horizon, chances are that you will be staring at one in particular, the Hydra. Spotted in the southern hemisphere, Hydra is the longest constellation in the sky and is also the largest in terms of area. The constellation is so long that it takes more than six hours to rise completely. Referring to the constellation’s shape, which resembles a twisting snake, Hydra means ‘water snake’ in Latin. It was created by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It belongs to the Hercules family of constellations and is best visible in the month of April. Let us discuss about Hydra in detail.</p>
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