PIX4592189: Constellation of Lupus and Norma - Constellation of Lupus and Norma - Also visible are the constellations of the Compas, the Southern Cross, and much of the Centaur. At the top of the picture, the bright spot is the planet Jupiter. Lupus, (the Wolf), was regarded by the Greeks and Romans as an unspecified wild animal, which the Centaur is carrying as a sacrifice the gods. The identification of Lupus as a wolf seems to have been made in relatively recent times. Both Lupus and Norma are in the rich starfields of the southern Milky Way, easily seen between Antares and alpha and beta Centaurii. The brightest object in this image is Jupiter, on the ecliptic at the top of the frame. Norma, (originally Norma and Regula, the builder's level and set square) is an insignificant scattering of stars compared to Lupus and Centaurus. Like the adjacent Circinus (the Drawing Compasses), it was invented by Nicolas de Lacaille, who charted the southern sky from South Africa in 1751 - 2 and felt obliged to fill vacant spaces in the sky with Enlightenment - inspired instruments of science / Bridgeman Images
PIX4593522: Constellation of Pisces - Constellation of Pisces - Map of the constellation of Pisces with its main celestial objects. The Great Bear is indicated for the scale. Map showing the constellation of Pisces with its main celestial objects. Constellation of Big Dipper is shown at scale / Bridgeman Images