Serpens Cauda

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Abbreviation:  Ser (Serpens Cauda)
English Name:  The Snake’s Tail
Genitive: Alya
Hemisphere: Northern and Southern Hemisphere. (Bold means the more area in square feet in Northern Hemisphere.)
Location: Between the constellations of Scutum and Ophiuchus.
Visible between latitudes:  +80 and -80 degrees
Best season: Summer
Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer, & Autumn
Best seen in:  July (map) and August (map)
Seen between: March and September
Right Ascension (RA): 16 hour
Declination (DEC): -10 degrees
Area (square degrees):
Serpens Caput: 428 square degrees
Serpens Cauda: 208 square degrees
Total: Serpens: 637 square degrees (23rd)

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Serpens Cauda (The Snake’s Tail)

  • The constellation is divided into two parts by Ophiuchus, the snake bearer: Serpens Caput, representing the serpent’s head, and Serpens Cauda, the serpent’s tail.

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Messier Objects in Serpens Cauda

  • Messier 16
    The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens Cauda, and lies in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.  A large telescope and optimal viewing conditions are necessary to resolve the Pillars of Creation.

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      More objects in Serpens Cauda

      Select CatalogNo of Objects
      Barnard (B)2x objects
      Caldwell (C)0x object
      Collinder (Cr)4x objects
      New General Catalogue (NGC)5x objects
      Index Catalogue (IC)4x objects
      Sharpless (Sh2)0x objects

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      Features of Interest

      • Other deep-sky objects in this constellation include the Blinking Galaxy (NGC 6118), spiral galaxy NGC 6118, the Serpens South Star Cluster, Hoag’s Object, and the Red Square Nebula. These dim objects can only be seen in large telescopes.

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      Named Stars

      • Unukalhai
      • more list of stars in Serpens

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      Planetarium / Constellation Map

      Live constellation visible
      from the UK :- Planetarium (Serpens Cauda)      		Best Seen in:
      July (map) and August (map)      		Seen between:
      March and September

      IAU Sky Chart: Serpens Cauda

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      Constellations – Visible from the UK

      AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
      BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
      Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
      Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
      DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
      HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
      LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
      OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
      ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
      TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
      (50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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      Parts visible from the UK

      AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
      Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
      Sculptor
      (11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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      Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
      …..– never seen from the UK

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