Antlia
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Antlia is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name means "pump" in Latin and Greek; it represents an air pump. Originally Antlia Pneumatica, the constellation was established by
Johann Bode's depiction of Antlia as a double-cylinder air pump
The constellation Antlia as seen by the naked eye
A composite image of NGC 2997
Galaxy ESO 376-16 is located nearly 23 million light-years from Earth.
Pyxis
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Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass. Pyxis was introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th c
Antlia
…in southern China. Furthermore, Epsilon, Eta, and Theta Antliae were incorporated into the celestial temple, which also contained stars from modern Pyxis. Covering 238.9 square degrees and hence 0.579% of the sky, Antlia ranks 62nd of the 88 modern constellations by area. Its position in the Southern…
The constellation of Pyxis, the compass, as it can be seen by the naked eye
Pyxis can be seen overlying the mast of Argo Navis
Hubble Space Telescope picture of T Pyxidis, showing ejected material from past eruptions
The planetary nebula NGC 2818, imaged by the Hubble telescope