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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.astro.wisc.edu:80/~dolan/constellations/constellations.html","20151118212346","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1447881826"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <title> Stars and Constellations </title> </head> <body> <h1 align="center">The Constellations and their Stars </h1> <center> <img src="/web/20151118212346im_/http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/milkyway.gif" height="53" width="462" alt="Milky Way"> </center> <h6 align="center">Infrared view of the center of our galaxy</h6> <ul> <li> <a href="extra/constellations.html"> <b>What are constellations?</b></a> <li> <a href="extra/faq.html"> <b>Frequently Asked Questions</b></a> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="constellation_list.html"> <b>Constellations</b> (alphabetical)</a> <li> <a href="constellationmonth_list.html"> <b>Constellations</b> (by month)</a> <li> <a href="starname_list.html"> <b>Stars</b> (alphabetical)</a> <li> <a href="star_list.html"> <b>Stars</b> (by bright star catalog number)</a> <li> <a href="messier_list.html"> <b>Messier objects</b></a> <li> <a href="mw/MilkyWay.html"> <b>Milky Way Photos</b></a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellationjavalist.html"> Interactive Sky Charts</a> <li> <a href="extra/brightest.html"> The 26 brightest stars</a> <li> <a href="extra/nearest.html"> The 26 nearest stars</a> <li> <a href="references.html"> References, Resources and Links</a> </ul> <dl> <dd> <b>Supplementary Information:</b> </dd> </dl> <ul> <li> <a href="abbrevs.html">Constellation Abbreviation Table</a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://hermes.astro.washington.edu/mirrors/nineplanets/"> The Nine Planets</a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sow.html">Stars</a>, including "Star of the Week" and nice photos of several constellations <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.cosmopolis.com/star-myths/">Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans</a> has some nice classical maps of the constellations. <!-- <li> <a href="http://www.lclark.edu/~wstone/skytour/toc.html">Sky Tour</a>, an excellent set of informative articles about the night sky --> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html">Astronomy Picture of the Day</a> <!-- <li> <a href="http://www.kalmbach.com/astro/Backyard/Backyard.html"> Astronomy Magazine's guide to backyard observing</a> <li> <a href="http://www.skypub.com/backyard/backyard.html"> Sky and Telescope Magazine's guide to backyard observing</a> --> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.learnwhatsup.com/astro"> What's up this month?</a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.eaglequest.com/~bondono/iconst.html"> Constellation pronunciation guide</a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html"> Demonstration of Moon Phases</a> (Java) <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/Planets/"> Calendar of Planet positions</a> <li> Try the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.mtwilson.edu/Education/ConQuiz/"> Mt. Wilson Observatory Constellation Quiz</a>! </ul> <p> Want more info? Try <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.ras.ucalgary.ca/~gibson/starnames/">the Starname Table</a> by Steve Gibson or my <a href="references.html">references list</a>. <br> <hr> <br> If you are ever in the Madison, WI area, visit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151118212346/http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/Washburn/">Washburn Observatory</a> which is open to the public on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday evening of every month (every Wednesday during the summer). </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 21:23:46 Nov 18, 2015 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 10:24:12 Feb 26, 2025. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. 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