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TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE AND CENTRAL CIRCINUSTriangulum Australe, the Southern Triangle, lies within the flowing southern Milky Way. Atria, Alpha TrA, is the orange-colored star toward the upper left.
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Triangulum AustraleTransit Date of principal star: 3 June Triangulum Australe, "The Southern Triangle", is one of the few constellations which has an obvious asterism. It was introduced by Johann Bayer in 1603.
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Triangulum AustraleAbbreviation: TrA Genitive: Trianguli Australe Translation: The Southern Triangle Peoria Astronomical Society Triangulum Australe Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) ...
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Triangulum Australe, the southern triangle: Unlike its northern counterpart, Triangulum, this constellation is a modern creation. Created in 1603 by Johann Bayer, it is meant to represent the triangle tool used by carpenters and navigators.
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Triangulum Australe, with the alternative name Libella, the level, in Johann Bode's Uranographia. Bode followed Lacaille in showing a plumb bob attached to the triangle, thereby representing it as a surveyor's level.
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Triangulum Australe About this Java applet / Instructions Constellations is written using Java. You must have a Java enabled browser such as Netscape Navigator to be able to see this applet. Back to Constellations Home Page ...
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TrA, Tr Au International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Triangulum Australe. See constellation.
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The center of the galaxy is in the direction of Sagittarius, and the Milky Way then "passes" (going westward) through Scorpius, Ara, Norma, Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Centaurus, Musca, Crux, Carina, Vela, Puppis, Canis Major, Monoceros, ...
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Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey A giant K star and the brightest star in the constellation Triangulum Australe. There are indications of strong flare activity on its surface, and a small and faint binary companion has recently been detected.
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See also: Triangulum, Constellation, Sky, Star, Norma
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