Constellations #2

Image source [1]:  Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) around AE Aurigae.

  Hello friends, continuing with the previous post [1] today we will know the constellation Ara, Argo Navis, Aries and Auriga to marvel at the universe. 

  Ara (contellation)

 Ara (Latin: "The Altar") is a southern constellation located between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Ara (Greek: Βωμός) was one of the 48 Greek constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Ara does not contain bright stars, with β Arae being the most prominent with magnitude 2.85. It is a supergiant also cataloged as luminous orange giant whose diameter is 92 times bigger than that of the Sun. 

Image source [2]:   The constellation Ara as it can be seen by the naked eye.

Image source [3]:   μ Arae, named Cervantes (NASA Nstars database). 

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  Argo Navis (constellation)

  Argo Navis (the Ship Argo), or simply Argo, was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into the three constellations of Carina, Puppis and Vela.  

Image source [4]:   The constellation Argo Navis drawn by Johannes Hevelius.

  Aries (constellation) 

  Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram, and its symbol is Aries.svg (Unicode ♈), representing a ram's horns. It is one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. α Arietis, known as Hamal, is the brightest star with magnitude 2.01. It is an orange giant whose radius, as befits a star of its characteristics, is almost 15 times larger than the solar radius. 

Image source [5]:   The constellation Aries as it can be seen with the naked eye. 

Image source [6]:   NGC 772, with a notated supernova. 

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  Auriga (constellation)  

  Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Located north of the celestial equator, its name is the Latin word for "charioteer", associating it with various mythological charioteers, including Erichthonius and Myrtilus. Auriga is most prominent during the winter evenings in the northern Hemisphere, along with the five other constellations that have stars in the Winter Hexagon asterism.  

Image source [7]:   The constellation Auriga as it can be seen by the naked eye. 

 

Image source [8]:   An artist's rendering of the Epsilon Aurigae system. 

Image source [9]:   The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405), and its neighbor IC 410, along with AE Aurigae, which illuminates the nebula.

Image source [10]:  The 2007 Aurigid outburst observed from 47,000 feet by a NASA mission.