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Circinus
Circinus is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name is Latin for a drawing compass, the drafting instrument used to draw circles. French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille introduced it in the mid-18th century while mapping the southern sky, and the International Astronomical Union recognizes it as one of the modern constellations. Its stars are relatively faint, so...
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Octans
Octans is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille during his 1750s survey of the southern sky. Its name refers to the octant, a historical instrument used to measure angles, especially in navigation. The constellation is faint and circumpolar for observers at sufficiently southern latitudes, and the south celestial pole lies wi...
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