Cam - Camelopardalis the Giraffe
Intro and Visual description
A huge and dim constellation located between Perseus and Ursa Major.
Origin and History
Shown by Hevelius in 1690. Created by Petrus Plancius in 1613, along with Monoceros.
The Sky Tonight— images from historic star atlases, keyed to the modern constellationsA huge and dim constellation located between Perseus and Ursa Major.
Shown by Hevelius in 1690. Created by Petrus Plancius in 1613, along with Monoceros.
| Image | Representation | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bode (1801), Plate 1: Aries Planisphere Uranographia Tab I. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Arietis. Bode included two planisphere plates. They are not southern and northern hemispheres; each one has Polaris at the top and the south pole at the bottom. Each… |
1801 | |
| Bode (1801), plate 2: Libra Planisphere Uranographia Tab II. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Librae. Bode included two planisphere plates. They are not southern and northern hemispheres; each one has Polaris at the top and the south pole at the bottom. Each… |
1801 | |
| Bode (1801), plate 3 | 1801 | |
| Bode (1801), plate 3: Camelopardalus and Rangifer From Bode, Tab 3. |
1801 | |
| Bode (1801), plate 5 | 1801 | |
| Bode (1801), plate 5: Camelopardalis | 1801 | |
| Urania's Mirror (1825) card: Camelopardalis more Urania's Mirror (1825) card: Camelopardalis, Tarandus, Custos Messium |
1825 |
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