Microscopium
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Microscopium is a minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, one of twelve created in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scient
The constellation Microscopium as it can be seen by the naked eye.
Arp-Madore 2026-424 taken by Hubble.
Piscis Austrinus
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Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. The name is Latin for "the southern fish", in contrast with the larger constellation Pisces, which represents a pair of fish.
Microscopium
…is a star with an extremely fast rotation period of 9 hours, 7 minutes. Microscopium is a small constellation bordered by Capricornus to the north, Piscis Austrinus and Grus to the east, Sagittarius to the west, and Indus to the south, touching on Telescopium to the southwest. The recommended three-letter abbreviation…
Piscis Austrinus can be seen cut off at the bottom of Urania's Mirror's 1825 depiction of Aquarius. Next to it is the obsolete constellation Ballon Aerostatique.
The constellation Piscis Austrinus as it can be seen by the naked eye