Argo Navis
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Argo Navis, or simply Argo, is one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, now a grouping of three IAU constellations. It was formerly a single large constellation in the southern sky. The genitive is "Argus
The constellations Argo Navis and Robur Caroli as shown by Johannes Hevelius
Puppis
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Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. It was originally part of the traditional constellation of Argo Navis, which was divided into three parts, the other two being Carina, and Vela. Puppis i
Argo Navis
…The 1755 catalogue of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille divided it into the three modern constellations that occupy much of the same area: Carina (the keel), Puppis (the poop deck or stern), and Vela (the sails). Argo derived from the ship Argo in Greek mythology, sailed by Jason and the Argonauts to Colchis in…
The constellation Puppis as it can be seen by the naked eye
The NGC 2467 star-forming region