Guide to Space
The Diameter of the Milky Way
[/caption] The diameter of the luminous Milky Way is between 100,000 and 120,000 light years across, but that number could…
Musca
[/caption] The constellation of Musca was originally created by Petrus Plancius from the stellar observations of Dutch sea navigators Pieter…
Monoceros
The constellation of Monoceros was originally charted on a work done by Petrus Plancius in the early 1600s for its…
How Old is the Milky Way?
If you were going to throw a birthday party for the Milky Way, how many candles would you put on…
Center of the Milky Way
[/caption] The center of the Milky Way is a pretty happenin' place. As with most other galaxies, there is a…
Microscopium
[/caption] The small constellation of Microscopium resides just south of the ecliptic plane and was created by Nicolas Louis de…
Mensa
[/caption] The southern circumpolar constellation of Mensa was created by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and was originally named Mons Mensae.…
Lyra
[/caption] Located north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Lyra is one of the original 48 constellations listed by…
Lynx
[/caption] Located north of the ecliptic plane, the dim constellation of Lynx was first introduced in the 17th century by…
Lupus
[/caption] Located south of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Lupus was once associated with Centaurus, but was listed as…