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Constellations are recognized not only by their patterns, but also by the bright stars in them. Is there any page that lists both the constellations and their prominent stars (or vice versa). I found individual stars and constellations lists, but not a page that has got both lists, maybe as a table. Jay 20:53, Sep 17, 2003 (UTC)
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Any idea what User:210.72.12.71 is doing with his warnfiles and why is User:Jiang reverting him. Jay 07:50, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)
If somebody is interested, a great bunch of constellations mythological drawing are available within the GPL program stellarium. Also shots can be obtained using stellarium to provide nice visuals.
[moved here from Equatorial Coordinate System, not really sure what to do with it]
Quad | Constellations (Zodiacal constellations in bold) |
---|---|
NEQ1 | 08 (Pisces, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus, Taurus, Orion) |
NEQ2 | 10 (Auriga, Monoceros, Gemini, Canis Minor, Lynx, Cancer, Camelopardalis, Leo Minor, Leo, Ursa Major) |
NEQ3 | 08 (Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici, Boötes, Ursa Minor, Draco, Corona Borealis, Serpens, Hercules) |
NEQ4 | 10 (Lyra, Sagitta, Aquila, Vulpecula, Cygnus, Delphinus, Equuleus, Cepheus, Lacerta, Pegasus) |
SEQ1 | 14 (Sculptor, Phoenix, Cetus, Hydrus, Fornax, Horologium, Eridanus, Reticulum, Caelum, Dorado, Mensa, Lepus, Pictor, Columba) |
SEQ2 | 11 (Canis Major, Puppis, Volans, Carina, Pyxis, Vela, Sextans, Antlia, Chamaeleon, Crater, Hydra) |
SEQ3 | 14 (Corvus, Crux, Musca, Centaurus, Virgo, Circinus, Libra, Lupus, Norma, Triangulum Australe, Apus, Scorpius, Ara, Ophiuchus) |
SEQ4 | 13 (Corona Australis, Scutum, Sagittarius, Telescopium, Pavo, Microscopium, Capricornus, Indus, Piscis Austrinus, Aquarius, Grus, Octans, Tucana) |
Confused stuff in section Classical antiquity:
That's not how I read the sources. Especially Rogers, J. H (1998), cited elsewhere claim that the Greek adopted the zodiak plus Aquila, plus (Hydra+Corvus+Crater) from the Babylonians. They also imported astrology. As for the other constellations, we ... don't exactly know, Rogers don't say, instead claiming something that the Greeks added them - I suspect the Greeks collected them from various sources. Rursus dixit. ( mbork3!) 15:44, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
So somebody invents symbols for the constellations. They are completely ad hoc, and have no currency. Why on earth should we list them here?? -- Elphion ( talk) 07:22, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Indian astronomy and easily sourced/researched Indian astronomers' contributions over many centuries are too many to have been entirely omitted in this WIKIPEDIA article about the subject. [Comment by 2a00:23c8:220c:6f01:893e:e63:1167:ebb4 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 17:26, 25 November 2023, originally on article page, moved here for reference.] -- Elphion ( talk) 14:11, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
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Constellations are recognized not only by their patterns, but also by the bright stars in them. Is there any page that lists both the constellations and their prominent stars (or vice versa). I found individual stars and constellations lists, but not a page that has got both lists, maybe as a table. Jay 20:53, Sep 17, 2003 (UTC)
(moved from article):
Any idea what User:210.72.12.71 is doing with his warnfiles and why is User:Jiang reverting him. Jay 07:50, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)
If somebody is interested, a great bunch of constellations mythological drawing are available within the GPL program stellarium. Also shots can be obtained using stellarium to provide nice visuals.
[moved here from Equatorial Coordinate System, not really sure what to do with it]
Quad | Constellations (Zodiacal constellations in bold) |
---|---|
NEQ1 | 08 (Pisces, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus, Taurus, Orion) |
NEQ2 | 10 (Auriga, Monoceros, Gemini, Canis Minor, Lynx, Cancer, Camelopardalis, Leo Minor, Leo, Ursa Major) |
NEQ3 | 08 (Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici, Boötes, Ursa Minor, Draco, Corona Borealis, Serpens, Hercules) |
NEQ4 | 10 (Lyra, Sagitta, Aquila, Vulpecula, Cygnus, Delphinus, Equuleus, Cepheus, Lacerta, Pegasus) |
SEQ1 | 14 (Sculptor, Phoenix, Cetus, Hydrus, Fornax, Horologium, Eridanus, Reticulum, Caelum, Dorado, Mensa, Lepus, Pictor, Columba) |
SEQ2 | 11 (Canis Major, Puppis, Volans, Carina, Pyxis, Vela, Sextans, Antlia, Chamaeleon, Crater, Hydra) |
SEQ3 | 14 (Corvus, Crux, Musca, Centaurus, Virgo, Circinus, Libra, Lupus, Norma, Triangulum Australe, Apus, Scorpius, Ara, Ophiuchus) |
SEQ4 | 13 (Corona Australis, Scutum, Sagittarius, Telescopium, Pavo, Microscopium, Capricornus, Indus, Piscis Austrinus, Aquarius, Grus, Octans, Tucana) |
Confused stuff in section Classical antiquity:
That's not how I read the sources. Especially Rogers, J. H (1998), cited elsewhere claim that the Greek adopted the zodiak plus Aquila, plus (Hydra+Corvus+Crater) from the Babylonians. They also imported astrology. As for the other constellations, we ... don't exactly know, Rogers don't say, instead claiming something that the Greeks added them - I suspect the Greeks collected them from various sources. Rursus dixit. ( mbork3!) 15:44, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
So somebody invents symbols for the constellations. They are completely ad hoc, and have no currency. Why on earth should we list them here?? -- Elphion ( talk) 07:22, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Indian astronomy and easily sourced/researched Indian astronomers' contributions over many centuries are too many to have been entirely omitted in this WIKIPEDIA article about the subject. [Comment by 2a00:23c8:220c:6f01:893e:e63:1167:ebb4 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 17:26, 25 November 2023, originally on article page, moved here for reference.] -- Elphion ( talk) 14:11, 26 November 2023 (UTC)