Constellation Collection (page 3)

Constellation of Pisces, 1603. Artist: Alexander Mair
Constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), 1603. From Uranometria by Johann Bayer, 1603

Constellation of Perseus, 1603. Artist: Alexander Mair
Constellation of Perseus, 1603. From Uranometria by Johann Bayer, 1603

Constellation of Auriga, 1603. Artist: Alexander Mair
Constellation of Auriga, 1603. From Uranometria by Johann Bayer, 1603

Constellation of Orion, 1603. Artist: Alexander Mair
Constellation of Orion, 1603. From Uranometria by Johann Bayer, 1603

Constellation of Hercules, 1603. Artist: Alexander Mair
Constellation of Hercules, 1603. From Uranometria by Johann Bayer, 1603

Constellation of Libra, 1603. Artist: Alexander Mair
Constellation of Libra, 1603. From Uranometria by Johann Bayer, 1603

The Constellation Perseus (From the Book of Fixed Stars) by Al-Sufi. Artist: Iranian master
The Constellation Perseus (From the Book of Fixed Stars) by Al-Sufi. Found in the collection of The David Collection

The Constellation Gemini (From the Book of Fixed Stars) by Al-Sufi. Artist: Iranian master
The Constellation Gemini (From the Book of Fixed Stars) by Al-Sufi. Found in the collection of The David Collection

Castor and Pollux, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Castor and Pollux, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Telling time at night using a nocturnal, 1539. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the pointers in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star

Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Artist: William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, this was the first galaxy to be recognised as having a spiral structure

Andromeda Galaxy. Infrared image made by IRAS (Infrared Astronomical Satellite). A spiral galaxy, and the nearest neighbour to our own Milky Way

Map of stellar constellations, 1775. Constellations of Perseus carrying the head of Medusa, Andromeda chained to a rock, and the Triangle (Triangulum)

Second part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Chinese Bronze Cosmic Mirror, 2nd-3rd century. Taoist Symbolism; Centre shows 4 animals of Direction, then 12 Calendric animals of the Zodiac, then 28 Constellations and a Taoist inscription

Illustration of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere, 16th century
Illustration of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere, from the Iranian Book of Fixed Stars, 16th century

First part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Second part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

First part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages

Constellations of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Artist: Sidney Hall
Constellation of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Andromeda shown chained to the rock as told in the Greek legend. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)

Constellations of Canis Major and Lepus, c1820. Artist: Sidney Hall
Constellations of Canis Major and Lepus, c1820. Canis Major contains Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)

Galileos observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 1610. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), one of the greatest scientists of all time

Constellation of Andromeda, 1723. Andromeda chained to rocks waiting for rescue by Perseus. German astronomer and lawyer Johannes Bayer (1572-1625)

Astronomical map, centred on the constellation of Hercules, 1775. Artist: Jean Fortin
Astronomical map, centred on the constellation of Hercules, 1775. Part of the Milky Way is shown on the right of the image. From Atlas Coelestis de Flamsteed by JJ Fortin. (Paris, 1775)

Astronomical map, centred on the Southern constellation of Argo Navis, 1742. From Atlas Coelestis by John Gabriel Doppelmayer. (Nuremberg, 1742)

Constellation of Argo Navis, 1723. From Uranometria by Johannes Bayer. (Ulm, 1723). German astronomer and lawyer Bayer (1572-1625)

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), 1908. Photographed with the 36 inch Crossley reflector at the Lick Observatory, California, USA

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), c1890. 3 1/2 hour exposure using a 5 inch aperture portrait lens. The Pleiades, 380 light years distant from Earth, is an open cluster of young stars

Spiral galaxy (M 51) in Canes Venatici, 1910. Photograph taken at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy

Great Nebula in Orion (NGC 1976 - M42), 16 November 1898. Photographed at the Lick Observatory, San Jose, California, USA

Constellation of Perseus, showing him carrying the head of Medusa, c1820. From Uranias Mirror. (London c1820)

Infra-red view of constellation of Orion. CREDIT: NASA

Spiral galaxy viewed edge on. Photograph. CREDIT: US Naval Observatory

Spiral Galaxy M81 in constallation of Ursa Minor. This galaxy about is 12 million light years from Earth. Photograph. CREDIT: NASA

The Celestial Map- Northern Hemisphere, 1515. 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Celestial Map- Northern Hemisphere, 1515

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