Microscopium

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Abbreviation:  Mic
English Name:  The Microscope
Genitive: Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon.
Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.)
Location: Between the constellations of Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius.
Visible between latitudes:  +45 and -90 degrees
Best season: Autumn
Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn and Winter
Best seen in:  During the first week of September.
Seen between: August and September.
Right Ascension (RA): 21 hour
Declination (DEC): -35 degrees
Area (square degrees):  210 (66th)

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Microscopium (The Microscope)

  • All the stars in Microscopium that make up this constellation are very faint to south of Capricornus.
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  • This constellation’s brightest stars; Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon, both at magnitude +4.7.

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Messier Objects in Microscopium

No Messier objects in Microscopium
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Features of Interest

  • NGC 6925 – Spiral Galaxy; quite bright, large and very elongated. (Magnitude: +12.0)
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  • NGC 6958 – Spiral Galaxy; bright, quite small and round – very bright nucleus. (Magnitude: +11.3)

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Named Stars

  • Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon. (Both same magnitude: +4.7.)
  • more list of stars in Microscopium.

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IAU Sky Chart: Microscopium

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AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
CapricornusCassiopeiaCephusComa BerenicesCorona Borealis
CygnusDelphinusDracoEquuleusGemini
HerculesLacertaLeoLeo MinorLynx
LyraMonocerosOphiuchusOrionPegasus
PerseusPiscesSagittaSerpensSextans
TaurusTriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgo
Vulpecula
(41 of them above the lists are seen from the United Kingdom.)

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