Ara (constellation)
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Ara is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma. Under its Greek name Βωμός, Bōmǒs, it was one of the 48 classical constellations described by the 2nd-cen
Johann Elert Bode's illustration of Ara, from his Uranographia (1801)
The constellation Ara as it can be seen by the naked eye.
IC 4653 galaxy taken by Hubble.
The constellation Ara showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Triangulum Australe
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Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the far Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "the southern triangle", which distinguishes it from Triangulum in the northern sky and is
Ara (constellation)
…Ara (Latin for "the Altar") is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma. Under its Greek name Βωμός, Bōmǒs, it was one of the 48 classical constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it…
The constellation Triangulum Australe, the southern triangle, as it can be seen by the naked eye
ESO 69-6, two merging galaxies with prominent long tails, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
The constellation Triangulum Australe showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.