Hevelius created this constellation in 1690, noting that one needs the eyes of a lynx to see it. Description Lying between Ursa Major and Gemini , the Lynx is a row of very dim stars silhouetting its crouched outline. 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 . Dark nebula are grey rectangles . Green x's are x-ray sources.