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Websites and resources about Astronomy - Constellations

The Constellation Web Page
A catalog of the 88 modern constellations, with mythological background, maps, and descriptions of double stars and deep-sky objects.
http://www.dibonsmith.com/stars.htm

Constellation Names in Multiple Languages
The names of the 88 constellations in 12 languages.
http://www.constellation-names.at/index.html

Star Charts and Moon Stations
Information about charting the heavens in Japan.
http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/charts.htm

Stars and Constellations
Information about the constellations, highlighted by a Java applet which allows you to scroll around the sky and zoom in and out.
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/

The Mythology of the Constellations
Classical Greek and Roman myths associated with the stars and constellations.
http://www.emufarm.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html

The Salopian Web - Guide to the Constellations
A guide to all 88 astronomical constellations, with origins, myths, legends and maps.
http://www.r-clarke.org.uk/constellations/constellations.htm

CosmoBrain Astronomy - The Constellations
Table with information about the 88 constellations as defined by the International Astronomical Union; includes abbreviations, genitive/Latin names, English names, celestial hemispheres, and Alpha Star names.
http://www.cosmobrain.com/cosmobrain/res/constellations.html

Constellation Lore
Information about constellations seen in the Fall.
http://www.csulb.edu/~gordon/constel.html

The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations
Color photographs of the constellations.
http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/const.html

Celestial Atlas
Contains images and information on major constellations.
http://www.stub.unibe.ch/stub/koenig/celestial.html

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