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Constellations

 

University of Wisconsin - http://www.astro.wisc.edu/?~dolan/constellations/ 

The Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin maintains this site.

 

Mythology of the Constellations - http://www.emufarm.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html

Have you every wondered how the constellations fit into mythology?  This site tells the story from mythology of the major constellations.

 

Richard Dibon-Smith's Astronomy Page - http://www.dibonsmith.com/menu.htm

Included on this site are the stories of the constellations, the names of the stars in the constellations and the magnitude of the stars.

 

Peoria Astronomical Society - http://www.astronomical.org/

A great site for finding star maps, star names and star magnitude.

 

Chris Dolan's Constellation Page - http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/

A combination of information for constellations, including myths, location, and star names.

 

Encyclopedia Mythica  http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/

An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend.

 

http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/constellation.html

http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/windows3.html

http://www.allthesky.com/

 

Constellations are presented for all months of a year - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/constellationguide/