Learn the Sky | How to Find Centaurus the Centaur Constellation @learnthesky | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Centaurus is a constellation that can be seen from some parts of the northern hemisphere and from all latitudes in the southern hemisphere. Learn tips on how to find this constellation and a few legends connected with this star pattern

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - Pattern of Centaurus
07:48 - Finding the South Celestial Pole
08:56 - Mythology of Centaurus
12:38 - Review

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Photo Attributions:
▶ Centaurus Celestial Map: By Roberto Mura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5116655
▶ Omega Centauri Cluster: By NASA Hubble - flickr.com/photos/144614754@N02/49214013287/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87407228
▶ Sagittarius and Corona Australis Constellation: By ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. ▶Acknowledgement: A. Grado/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory - eso.org/public/images/eso1119b/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24266936
▶ NGC 3766: By ESO - eso.org/public/images/eso1326a/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26622513
▶ Blue Planetary Nebula or The Southerner: By ESA/Hubble and NASA - spacetelescope.org/images/potw1015a/, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11070991
▶ Running Chicken Nebula: By ESO - eso.org/public/images/eso1135a/, CC BY 4.0
▶ HR 5171: By ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 - eso.org/public/images/eso1409a/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31577291
▶ Constellation Photos: Akira Fujii - The Constellations davidmalin.com/fujii/general/af_const1.html
▶ Alpha Centauri Distance: By Chermundy - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41900755

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