Constellations
All 88 official constellations: their stories, their brightest stars, and real star maps for every one.
46 constellations shown. “Best month” = when it sits highest around 9 pm; zodiac constellations are marked ☉ (and see the note below on astronomy vs astrology).
Photographs show each constellation’s own patch of sky. Where no free photograph exists, the map is drawn from real star positions and magnitudes.
Photo credits
Antlia, Apus, Ara, Caelum, Carina, Centaurus, Chamaeleon, Circinus, Columba, Corona Australis, Crux, Dorado, Fornax, Grus, Horologium, Hydrus, Indus, Lupus, Mensa, Microscopium, Musca, Norma, Octans, Pavo, Phoenix, Pictor: Till Credner (CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Eridanus, Pyxis, Reticulum, Sculptor, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, Tucana, Vela, Volans: Till Credner (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons).