Carina was originally part of the constellation Argo Navis (Argo was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts) and the nearby constellations of Vela (the sails) and Puppis (the stern) formed the rest of the ship. Carina – is high in the southern sky and represents the keel of a ship.It is bright as it is close to us, only 8.7 light years away or about 82 million million kilometres from us. The brightest star in the constellation, Sirius, is also the brightest in the night sky. Canis Major – the great dog is high in the western sky in the early evening.
The best-known feature of this constellation is the ‘Saucepan’ asterism – a familiar group of stars for those of us in the southern hemisphere consisting of Orion’s belt and sword. He is on his side, low in the western sky after sunset. In May the following constellations dominate the autumn sky: Astronomers use these constellations to delineate portions of the sky and as a way for locating astronomical objects. These pictures were given names and for millennia have been used as a tool for navigation and to share significant cultural stories. Monthly sky maps from the 2023 Australasian Sky Guide by Dr Nick Lomb What’s in the sky this May? ConstellationsĬonstellations are groups of stars that form a picture.
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