constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earthAndromeda - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy Antlia - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela Apus - a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans Aquarius - a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces Aquila - a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair Ara - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma Argo - formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela Aries - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus asterism - (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) Auriga, Charioteer - a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way Bootes - a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major Caelum - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus Cancer - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini Capricornus, Capricorn - a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius Carina - a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus Cassiopeia - a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris Cepheus - a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star Cetus - a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius Chamaeleon, Chameleon - a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa Circinus - a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe Columba, Dove - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum Coma Berenices - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies Corona Borealis - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules Corvus, Crow - a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo Crater - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus Cygnus - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole Delphinus - a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila Dorado - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud Draco, Dragon - a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus Eridanus - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus Fornax - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix Gemini - a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic Grus, the Crane - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix Hercules - a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis Hydra, Snake - a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer Hydrus - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole Indus - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana Leo - a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo |