Octans
Octans
It points to the Southern Cross - kind of...
They are the constellations at the celestial north & south poles - Ursa Minor (the little bear) is at the celestial North Pole and the Southern Cross is a constellation near the celestial South Pole.
It's short for a concentration of stellar objects.
Octans
Octans
Octans (the octant).
It points to the Southern Cross - kind of...
One word with the root "stell" is "stellar," which means relating to stars.
Stellar constellations do not die.
They are the constellations at the celestial north & south poles - Ursa Minor (the little bear) is at the celestial North Pole and the Southern Cross is a constellation near the celestial South Pole.
the constellation 'Ursa major' is used to identify the pole star
The Southern Cross is a five star constellation. To find south, compare the positions of the South Celestial Pole and Archenar.
It's short for a concentration of stellar objects.
Several constellations can be seen in the night sky in Australia. The Cross, Centarus, Orion, the South Pole Star, and several others.
The constellation Aquila can best be seen between the latitudes 90o north(i.e., the North Pole) and 75o south at around 9pm in the month of August.