PHOENIX
The Phoenix
Phoenix - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille - 1756
Petrus Plancius
The name Phoenix has ancient origins in Greek mythology as the bird that rises from the ashes of its former self, and lives again. It is one of the 12 "modern" constellations created by Dutch-Flemish astronomer, Petrus Plancius in 1597, from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. The other 11 constellations are Musca (the fly), Apus (the bird of paradise), Chamaeleon (the chamaeleon), Dorado (the dolphinfish), Grus (the crane), Hydrus (the male water snake), Indus (the Indian), Pavo (the peacock), Triangulum Australe (the southern triangle), Tucana (the toucan), and Volans (the flying fish).
Phoenix - November 15, 10:00 PM - Latitude 14° North, Longitude 96° West
WINTER
Orion
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Lepus
Monoceros
Gemini
Taurus
Aries
Auriga
Camelopardalis
Lynx
Eridanus
Columba
Caelum
Fornax
Phoenix
Horologium
Reticulum
Pictor
Dorado
Mensa
Hydrus
SPRING
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Draco
Bootes
Canes Venatici
Coma Berenices
Virgo
Leo
Cancer
Leo Minor
Sextans
Hydra
Crater
Corvus
Antlia
Pyxis
Puppis
Vela
Carina
Volans
Musca
Chamaeleon
SUMMER
Cygnus
Lyra
Vulpecula
Sagitta
Aquila
Hercules
Corona Borealis
Ophiuchus
Serpens
Libra
Scorpius
Sagittarius
Corona Australis
Telescopium
Ara
Norma
Centaurus
Lupus
Crux
Circinus
Triangulum Australe
Apus
AUTUMN
Andromeda
Perseus
Cassiopeia
Cepheus
Pegasus
Cetus
Triangulum
Lacerta
Delphinus
Equuleus
Scutum
Capricornus
Aquarius
Pisces
Sculptor
Piscis Australis
Microscopium
Grus
Indus
Tucana
Pavo
Octans
