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 . Dark nebula are grey rectangles . Green x's are x-ray sources.