Visual Constellations

Natural Impression
The constellation photos resemble more or less the impression of the starry sky we have by naked eye. They are intended to be quite natural, just the way the well adapted naked eye might see the stars in a clear night at full darkness, little moonlight or at the rest of twilight. If you prefer deep photographies, also showing the myriad of fainter stars we usually can't see by naked eye, please have a look at my "Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations".					Visual Mosaic of the Zodiac Constellations
Lines
There is no standard for the constellation outlines, only the borders are defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). So the outlines are quite arbitrary but similar to most sky charts. Their purpose is just to help identifying the fixed star pattern of each celestial region. Nevertheless, it is always impressive to identify such a fixed star pattern in the real night sky. Go, grab your sky chart and have a try!
Standard Camera
The same optics (28 mm focal length) and conventional slide film was used throughout the entire project. This gives the same standard field of view and similar impressions in color and resolution. Usually more than one constellation appears in an image, but just one constellation is highlighted. The constellations have very different sizes in the sky. Hydra spans a third of the sky and is much larger than the standard field of view. On the other hand is for example Equuleus which appears quite tiny on the photo. The 88 constellations are complete now.
Andromeda		Antlia, the air pump		Apus, the bird of paradise
Aquarius, the water bearer		Aquila, the eagle		Ara, the altar
Aries, the ram		Auriga, the charioteer		Bootes, the herdsman
Caelum, the chisel		Camelopardalis, the giraffe		Cancer
Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs		Canis Major, the big dog		Canis Minor, the lesser dog
Capricornus, the goat		Carina, the keel		Cassiopeia
Centaurus, the Centaur		Cepheus		Cetus, the whale
Chamaeleon, the chameleon		Circinus, the compass		Columba, the dove
Coma Berenices, Berenice's hair		Corona Australis, the southern crown		Corona Borealis, the northern crown
Corvus, the crow		Crater, the cup		Crux, the southern cross
Cygnus, the swan		Delphinus, the dolphin		Dorado, the swordfish
Draco, the dragon		Equuleus, the colt		Eridanus, the river
Fornax, the furnace		Gemini, the heavenly twins		Grus, the crane
Hercules, the kneeling man		Horologium, the clock		Hydra, the water snake
Hydrus, the little water snake		Indus, the indian		Lacerta, the lizard
Leo, the lion		Leo Minor, the lesser lion		Lepus, the hare
Libra, the scales		Lupus, the wolf		Lynx
Lyra, the lyre		Mensa, the table		Microscopium, the microscope
Monoceros, the unicorn		Musca, the fly		Norma, the square
Octans, the octant		Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer		Orion, the hunter
Pavo, the peacock		Pegasus, the winged horse		Perseus
Phoenix		Pictor, the painter		Pisces, the fishes
Piscis Austrinus, the southern fish		Puppis, the stern		Pyxis, the compass
Reticulum, the net		Sagitta, the arrow		Sagittarius, the archer
Scorpius, the scorpion		Sculptor		Scutum, the shield
Serpens Caput, the head of the serpent		Serpens Cauda, the tail of the serpent		Sextans, the sextant
Taurus, the bull		Telescopium, the telescope		Triangulum, the triangle
Triangulum Australe, the southern triangle		Tucana, the toucan		Ursa Major, the greater bear
Ursa Minor, the little bear		Vela, the sails		Virgo, the virgin
Volans, the flying fish		Vulpecula, the fox