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Module 1: Introduction to the Day and Night Sky
88 Different Constellations
Constellation
Pronounciation
Best month of visibility*
North / South Hemisphere
Andromeda
an-DROM-eh-duh
November
N
Antlia
ANT-lee-uh
S
Apus
AY-pus
S
Aquarius
uh-KWAIR-ee-us
October
S
Aquila
uh-KWIL-ah
August
N/S
Ara
AY-ruh
S
Aries
AIR-eez
December
N
Auriga
oh-RYE-gah
January
N
Bootes
boe-OH-teez
June
N
Caelum
SEE-lum
S
Camelopardalis
ka-MEL-oh-PAR-da-lis
February
N
Cancer
KAN-ser
March
N
Canes Venatici
KAY-neez ve-NAT-ih-see
May
N
Canis Major
KAY-nis MAY-jer
February
S
Canis Minor
KAY-nis MY-ner
March
S
Capricornus
kap-rih-KORN-nus
September
S
Carina
ka-RYE-nuh
S
Cassiopeia
kas-ee-oh-PEE-yah
November
N
Centaurus
sen-TOR-us
S
Cepheus
SEE-fee-us
October
N
Cetus
SEE-tus
November
N/S
Chamaeleon
ka-MEE-lee-un
S
Circinus
SUR-sih-nus
S
Columba
koh-LUM-bah
S
Coma Berenices
KOH-mah bear-eh-NIGH-seez
May
N
Corona Australis
kor-OH-nah oss-TRAY-liss
S
Corona Borealis
kor-OH-nah bor-ee-AL-iss
June
N
Corvus
KOR-vus
May
S
Crater
KRAY-ter
April
S
Crux
KRUCKS
S
Cygnus
SIG-nus
September
N
Delphinus
del-FIE-nus
September
N
Dorado
doh-RAH-doh
S
Draco
DRAY-koh
July
N
Equuleus
eh-KWOO-lee-us
September
N
Eridanus
eh-RID-ah-nus
January
S
Fornax
FOR-nax
December
S
Gemini
JEM-eh-nye
February
N
Grus
GROOS
S
Hercules
HER-kyu-leez
July
N
Horologium
hor-oh-LOH-jee-um
S
Hydra
HIGH-druh
April
S
Hydrus
HIGH-drus
S
Indus
IN-dus
S
Lacerta
lah-SIR-tah
October
N
Leo
LEE-oh
April
N
Leo Minor
LEE-oh MY-ner
April
N
Lepus
LEE-pus
January
S
Libra
LEE-brah
June
S
Lupus
LOO-pus
S
Lynx
LINKS
March
N
Lyra
LYE-rah
August
N
Mensa
MEN-sah
S
Microscopium
my-kro-SKO-pee-um
S
Monoceros
moh-NO-ser-ose
February
N/S
Musca
MUS-kah
S
Norma
NOR-mah
S
Octans
OCK-tanz
S
Ophiuchus
oh-fee-YOU-kus
July
N/S
Orion
oh-RYE-un
January
N/S
Pavo
PAH-voh
S
Pegasus
PEG-a-sus
October
N
Perseus
PURR-see-us
December
N
Phoenix
FEE-nix
S
Pictor
PICK-tor
S
Pisces
PIE-seez
November
N
Piscis Austrinus
PIE-sis oss-TRIH-nus
October
S
Puppis
PUP-iss
S
Pyxis
PICK-sis
March
S
Reticulum
reh-TICK-you-lum
S
Sagitta
sah-JIT-ah
August
N
Sagittarius
saj-ih-TARE-ee-us
August
S
Scorpius
SKOR-pee-us
July
S
Sculptor
SKULP-tor
November
S
Scutum
SKU-tum
August
S
Serpens
SIR-penz
July
N
Sextans
SEX-tanz
April
N/S
Taurus
TOR-us
January
N
Telescopium
tell-eh-SKO-pee-um
S
Triangulum
tri-ANG-gyu-lum
December
N
Triangulum Australe
try-ANG-gyu-lum oss-TRAY-lee
S
Tucana
too-KAN-ah
S
Ursa Major
UR-sah MAY-jer
April
N
Ursa Minor
UR-sah MY-ner
June
N
Vela
VEE-lah
S
Virgo
VER-go
May
N/S
Volans
VOH-lanz
S
Vulpecula
vul-PECK-you-lah
September
N
* The visibility column gives the month when the centre of the constellation is on the meridian at 9 p.m. local time. If no month is listed, the constellation is not visible in its entirely from Canada. Note that due to the size of Canada, constellation visibility depends greatly on the latitude of the observer therefore, due to constellation size, some may have northern areas visible while the majority of the constellation remains below the horizon.