Monoceros / Mon
Monoceros
Monoceros, the Unicorn, is a mythical animal between the bright figures of Orion and the Dogs. Its own stars are much fainter than those of its neighbors.
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Musca / Mus
Musca
Musca, the Fly, is a small figure south of the Southern Cross. Its compact pattern is easier to observe from southern latitudes.
Norma / Nor
Norma
Norma represents a draftsman's square. Its faint stars form a small southern pattern.
Octans / Oct
Octans
Octans represents an instrument for measuring angles. It contains the south celestial pole, which has no equivalent of bright Polaris.
Ophiuchus / Oph
Ophiuchus
Near Scorpius, bright clouds meet almost black dust. In Ophiuchus, an apparently empty part of a photograph is often the most revealing.
Orion / Ori
Orion
Three stars in a row are only the beginning. Beyond Orion's familiar Belt lies a vast region where stars are born inside clouds of gas and dust.
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