You can see many famous constellation such as Orion and Taurus.
In addition, you can observe various celestial bodies, including the Winter Triangle, making this a very enjoyable season for gazing at the night sky.
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Ara
Ara is one of the 48 Ptolemy constellation established by Claudius Ptolemy. It has an area of 237 square degrees and 67 naked eye stars. constellation is located just south of the tail of Scorpius and is easily visible in the Southern Hemisphere. In Aratus's "Phaenomena," there is a story that the sea becomes very rough when Ara is low in the southern sky. In "Katastelismoi," there is also a legend that a fire was lit on an altar built by the Cyclopes when Zeus and his companions defeated Cronus. [Sources of the story] Encyclopedia of constellation, New Edition, Kawade Shobo Shinsha Co., Ltd. (February 2011) Encyclopedia of the Cultural History of Stars, Hakusuisha Co., Ltd. (December 2019)
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Monoceros
Monoceros is constellation that was created on celestial sphere by Plancius of the Netherlands in 1613. It became widely known when Bartius of Germany used it in Star chart. Its area is 482 square degrees and it has 136 stars visible to the naked eye. According to legend, it is said that if you obtain a unicorn, you will be blessed with great luck, and it is said that there were people who actually desperately searched for one. Of course, since it is a fictional animal, there is no historical record of anyone who has ever obtained one.
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Carina
Carina is part of the 48 constellation set by Claudius Ptolemy, the constellation Argo, divided into four parts. It is said to have originated in Lacaille's Star catalog published in 1756, dividing the Argo into four parts: Puppis, Carina, Vela, and Pyxis. There are many bright stars, with an area of 494 square degrees and 216 naked-eye stars. 【Monogatari Exhibit】 Zenten constellation Encyclopedia New Edition, Kawade Shobo Shinsha Co., Ltd. (February 2011) Hoshi no Bunka Historical Encyclopedia, Hakusuisha Co., Ltd. (December 2019)
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Auriga
Auriga is one of the 48 Claudius Ptolemy constellation. Its surface area is 657 square degrees, and it has 154 stars that can be seen with the naked eye. According to the Katasterismoi, the charioteer is said to be the legendary King of Athens, Erichthonius. Erichthonius was born to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Hephaestus, the god of blacksmithing. Athena placed Erichthonius in a basket and entrusted it to the three daughters of the half-man, half-snake Cecrops, telling them not to look inside the basket, but one of them looked inside. Inside the basket were a baby and a snake, and it is said that the three daughters died in Athena's wrath. [Source of the story] New Edition of the Encyclopedia constellation (Kawade Shobo Shinsha Co., Ltd., February 2011) Encyclopedia of the Cultural History of Stars (Hakusuisha Co., Ltd., December 2019)
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Lepus
The Lepus was set by Claudius Ptolemy. It has an area of 290 square degrees and 70 naked-eye stars. Claudius Ptolemy is one of the 48 constellation It's at the foot of the famous Orion, so it doesn't have any noticeable stars, but it's easy to find. According to the "Catasterismoi", legend has it that Hermes made the hare constellation in praise of his speed. In the "Astronomical Poems", it is said that Orion, the hunter, was the most favorite prey, and therefore together they became constellation. [Source of the story] Hoshi no Bunka Historical Encyclopedia, Hakusuisha Co., Ltd. (December 2019) Zenten constellation Encyclopedia, Kawade Shobo Shinsha (February 2011)
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Gemini
Gemini is one of the 48 constellation established by Claudius Ptolemy. Its area is 514 square degrees and it has 118 stars that can be seen with ecliptic naked eye. It is one of the twelve constellation. The star Pollux in the west is a first magnitude star, and Castor in the east is a bright second magnitude star. In Mesopotamia, Gemini was called the twins with the big head and the small one in the middle. In Greek mythology, they are the Spartan princes Castor and Polydeuces. Leda, the wife of King Tyndareus of ancient Sparta, was very beautiful, and Zeus liked her, so he transformed into a swan to approach the queen without the king knowing. Leda then laid two eggs, and the brothers Castor and Polydeuces and the sisters Clytemnestra and Helen were born. Castor was the king's son and an ordinary human, but Polydeuces was said to be immortal, with the blood of Zeus in his veins. When his brother Castor died, Polydeuces was so sad that he asked Zeus to put them both in the sky and they became constellation. [Source of the story] Encyclopedia of the Cultural History of Stars, Hakusuisha Co., Ltd. (December 2019) Encyclopedia of constellation, Kawade Shobo Shinsha (February 2011)
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Taurus
Taurus was created by Claudius Ptolemy. It is one of the 88 constellation and also one of ecliptic twelve constellation. The Pleiades star cluster is located on the bull's shoulders, and the Hyades star cluster is located on the bull's face. It is said that the bull that forms constellation represents the form that the great god Zeus took when he kidnapped Europa, the daughter of the Phoenician king. Zeus and Europa eventually arrived on the coast of Crete and were married.
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Orion
There are two anecdotes in Orion. (1) Orion, a brave giant hunter, incurs the wrath of the gods when he says, "There is no one under this heaven who can match me." One day, when Orion is walking, the earth suddenly cracks, and a large scorpion jumps out of it. Orion is stung in the leg by the scorpion and dies. Therefore, it began to appear as constellation in the opposite season, winter, as if escaping from the Scorpius that appear in the summer night sky. These two constellation cannot be seen in the same sky, and there is such a story behind it. (2) The goddess Artemis, who is also the god of hunting, fell in love with Orion. Artemis's brother Apollo, who does not like this, sees the giant Orion walking in the sea with only his head out, and calls Artemis. Apollo says that Orion's head is a rock and taunts him, saying, "No matter how much you do, you won't be able to shoot through it." Artemis took advantage of the provocation and fired an arrow. The arrow hits Orion in the head, and Orion dies. It is said that when Artemis learned that it was Orion that she had shot, she asked her father, the great god Zeus, to add Orion to the constellation. As a result, Artemis began to ride by Orion once a month in a silver car.