Thursday, December 8, 2011

Camelopardalis

    This constellation was created by Peterus Plancius around 1612-1613. The word Camelopoardalis came from the languages of Greek which translates into "giraffe," "camel," and "leopard" due to its long neck like a camel, and a giraffe, and spots like a leopard. The named stars in this constellation include Beta Camelopardalis, CS Camelopardalis, OE 67 Camelopardalis, 19 Camelopardalis, E 64 Camelopardalis, U Camelopardalis, VZ Camelopardalis, T Camelopardalis, X Camelopardalis, and R Camelopardalis. Camelopardalis was such a faint constellation in the time of the ancient Greeks, that they believed that this area of the sky was empty. Since Camelopardalis wasn't discovered until the 1600's, so there is no relation with mythology.

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