Skylore Created by Lacaille in 1752, as one of 14 constellations in the far southern sky named after scientific instruments. A tiny, faint constellation, located south of Orion , barely visible from 35 degrees north latitude in December and January. The size of each star indicates its relative magnitude .
Constellation names are light blue .
Messier object numbers are pink . Globular clusters are gold starbursts . Open clusters are dotted white circles. Planetary nebula are green diamonds . Bright nebula are magenta squares .