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Telescopium, the Telescope, appears as a set of dimmer stars toward the lower left corner, the brighter one Alpha Tel (Alpha Telescopii).

 


Telescopium Herschelii, Herschel's telescope:
Created by the Austrian astronomer and priest Abbe Maximilian Hell in 1781. This constellation was made to honor the famous English astronomer Sir William Herschel.

Telescopium
Abbreviation: Tel
Genitive: Telescopii
Translation: The Telescope
Peoria Astronomical Society Telescopium Page
Interactive star chart (Java applet) ...

Telescopium
Transit Date of principal star:
28 June
It is a shame that the most important instrument for astronomers should be associated with such a tiny portion of the sky, practically devoid of telescopic interest.

The missing parts of Telescopium
The ghostly outline of Lacaille's original Telescopium can be traced into Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus.

Telescopium
Abbreviation: Tel English name: Telescope Coordinates see Stellar data
Particulars: ...

Telescopium
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Tel, Tele International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Telescopium. See constellation. telefork A ground support vehicle that serves as a tractor, a forklift, and a crane. telemeter 1. To measure at a distance. See telemetering, telemetry. 2.

Of course, many of the constellation names are more modern -- Telescopium, the telescope, being a rather obvious newcomer.

It lies at the south-western edge of Sagittarius, north of Telescopium (between RA=18h and RA=19h 20m, DECL=-37 degrees and DECL=-45 degrees).

Observable only in the southern hemisphere, Constellation Pavo is located between Telescopium to the north and Octans to the south. For more information about the stars and objects in this constellation, go to Christine Kronberg's Pavo.

Astronomy
Constellations - Telescopium - eps Tel
Identification Data
Common Name ...

Taurus Ceti (there is no "Ceti" star in this modern constellation)
Home of the Alcyones (Eta Tauri)
Pleiades Cluster
Telescopium (Telescopii) Triangulum (Trianguli) ...

Finding Ara: Ara is located south of Scorpio, between the constellations Telescopium and Norma.

Here this once bright yellow star will fall below naked-eye visibility somewhere in the faint present day southern constellation of Telescopium.

Some of his constellations include Telescopium the Telescope, Fornax the Furnace, and Antila the Air Pump. All the new constellations are rather small and ordinary-looking. Ask students what they think Microscopium looks like.

Sculptor, the sculptor
Scutum, the shield
Serpens, the snake
Sextans, the sextant
Telescopium, the telescope
Triangulum, the triangle
Ursa Major, the big bear
Ursa Minor, the little bear
Vulpecula, the little fox ...

Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium ...

Telescope shell (Zoöl.), an elongated gastropod (Cerithium telescopium) having numerous flattened whorls. --
Telescope sight (Firearms), a slender telescope attached to the barrel, having cross wires in the eyepiece and used as a sight. -- ...

See also: Constellation, Telescope, Constellations, Star, Corona