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Constellations of Telescopium, Ara and Corona Australis
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- a-cst82-00003
- Date
- 2008-11-05
Telescopium is a faint constellation that was named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 and 1752. It is utterly undistinguished and is best remembered as that unremarkable piece of sky to the west of Ara and between the distinctive circlet of Corona Australis and Peacock (alpha Pavonis), the brightest star in Pavo. LaCaille's original name was Tubus Telescopium, however, in the way of antique telescopes, it was shortened for convenience.