Canis Minor
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Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and it is cou
Canis Minor, as depicted by Johann Bode in his 1801 work Uranographia
The constellation Canis Minor can be seen alongside Monoceros and the obsolete constellation Atelier Typographique in this 1825 star chart from Urania's Mirror.
The constellation Canis Minor as it can be seen by the naked eye
The constellation Canis Minor showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Officina Typographica
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Officina Typographica was a constellation located east of Sirius and Canis Major, north of Puppis, and south of Monoceros. It was drawn up by Johann Bode and Joseph Jérôme de Lalande in 1798, and incl
Bode's depiction of his short-lived constellation Officina Typographica.