Circinus
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Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for compass, referring to the drafting tool us
The constellation Circinus as it can be seen by the naked eye.
An astrophotograph of NGC 5823, showing its backwards S shape
Hubble Space Telescope's view of NGC 5315, showing its intricate structure and central star
The constellation Circinus showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Milky Way
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The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the nig
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star). Listed after this infobox is information about the Galactic Center.
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
The Galactic Center, as seen by one of the 2MASS infrared telescopes, is located in the bright upper left portion of the image.