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Constellations that are visible from southern Brazil include the following:
1. Carina (Keel of the ship "Argo");
2. Canis Major (Greater Dog);
3. Canis Minor (Lesser Dog);
4. Crux (Southern Cross);
5. Hydra (Water Serpent);
6. Octans (Octant);
7. Scorpius (Scorpion);
8. Triangulum Australe (Southern Triangle); and
9. Virgo (Virgin).
Specifically, these constellations are configured on the Brazilian flag. In fact, they are positioned on the flag to reflect the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of November 15, 1889. That date is forever important to Brazilians, because it is the date upon which Brazil became a republic.
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Are there any constellations visible in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Surprisingly, almost all of them are.
What Constellations are visible all year?
The constellations near the plane of the ecliptic (the zodiacal constellations) are only visible at certain times of the year. The constellations towards the poles (N and S) are visible at all times of the year from their respective hemispheres. In the South, the Southern Cross would be one example and in the North the Great Bear (or plough) would be another.
What is total number of constellation?
There are a total of 88 constellations in the sky, but many of them are visible from only the southern hemisphere
What are the most visible constellations from NJ?
The Big Dipper and the Ursa Major are the most visible constellations from NJ. The May constellations that contains over 200 galaxies is also one of the most visible constellations from NJ.
Is the southern cross only seen in Australia?
No, but southern constellations visible in Australia can't be seen in the Northern Hemisphere, so it all balances out.
Why are most modern constellations composed of faint stars of located in the southern sky?
Faint stars were not included in ancient constellations and regions of the southern sky were not visible to the ancient astronomers of northern latitudes. (source: Michael A. Seed's Foundations of Astronomy)
Southern constellation closest to the sun?
There are many constellations visible in the night sky in the southern hemisphere. What you see will ultimately depend upon your location and the season. Those that are southern circumpolar constellations can be seen all year round. Southern Circumpolar Constellations: Apus, Chamaeleon, Circinus, Crux, Dorado, Hydrus, Mensa, Musca, Norma, Octans, Pavo, Triangulum Australe, Tucana, Volans
Can same star constellations be seen from Europe and Australia?
Some of them, yes. Constellations along the Zodiac can be seen from either hemisphere, but constellations well away from the celesial equator cannot be seen very far in the other hemisphere. For example, Ursa Major is not visible in Australia, and the Southern Cross is not visible in Europe or North America. Most of the "official" constellations were named by northern hemisphere astronomers, or European navigators sailing in southern waters. Look at how many southern hemisphere constellations have a nautical theme; the Telescope, the Octant, the Quadrant. Even Cetus, the Whale, was named by sailors, not people who LIVED there.
Do constellations appear the same in the northern and southern hemispheres?
Imagine a sphere floating in the middle of your room. Divide that sphere into southern and northen hemispheres, and place imaginary little people on both hemispheres. The ones on the top will be able to see the roof, but not the floor (at least not all of it), and the ones on the bottom will have te reverse situation. The earth is the same... but there is no roof and no floor, just different stars and galaxies distributed in the universe, and therefore, different constellations visible. The fact that the earth also rotates explains why you can see all the "walls", but never all regions of the "floor", when you are in the north
Constellations that circle polaris and are visible year around are called?
These are called circumpolar constellations.
What determines when a constellations is visible?
Latitude and Distance
What constellations would you see in the northern hemisphere?
Half of all constellations are visible from the north pole, andall of them are visible from one inch north of the equator.
