Eridanus (constellation)
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Eridanus is a constellation which stretches along the southern celestial hemisphere. It is represented as a river. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy, it rema
The constellation of Eridanus, the river, as seen by the naked eye from northern latitudes.
Artist's impression of a Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the nearby star Epsilon Eridani
Cetus dips his paws into Eridanus in this plate from Urania's Mirror (1825).
The constellation Eridanus showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Fornax
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Fornax is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaill
Eridanus (constellation)
…November 1 and 10. Eridanus is depicted in ancient sky charts as a flowing river, starting from Orion and flowing in a meandering fashion past Cetus and Fornax and into the southern hemispheric stars. Johann Bayer's Uranometria depicts the river constellation as a flowing river. According to one theory, the…
The constellation Fornax as it can be seen by the naked eye.
Galaxies in the Fornax Cluster
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field seen with MUSE.