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    The name Fornax means "The Laboratory Furnace" in Latin. The one, and only named star in this constellation is the star Fornac...

    The name Eridanus in Latin means "The River." The named stars in this constellation are Achernar "end of the river,"...

    The name "Equuleus" in Latin is translated to "The Foal." The one and only named star in this constellation is Kital...

   The constellation Draco is translated into "The Dragon." Did you know as the year goes by, the constellation Draco appears to t...

   The name Dorado is tricky to translate, some translations lead to the name "goldfish" as in the Hawaiian fish mahi-mahi, rather...

    The name Delphinus in Latin means "The Dolphin." The named stars in this constellation include Sualocin "Nicolaus" b...

    The name Cygnus in Latin means "The Swan," or "Northern Cross." *INTERESTING FACT ALERT* This constellation contains...

    The name Crux is Latin for "The Southern Cross." Interesting fact, this constellation is only visible from farther that 27 deg...

    The name Crater is translated in Latin to "The Cup." The only named star in this constellation (interestingly enough) is Alke...

Corvus in Latin means "the crow." The named stars in this constellation are Alchiba "tent," Kraz, Gienah Ghurab "wi...

    Corona Borealis is the neighbor, or "twin" of the constellation Corona Austrina. This constellation's name in Latin means ...

    The name Corona Austrina in Latin means "The Southern Crown." This constellation (interestingly) has no major legends or myths...

    The name "Coma Berenices" is named in Latin as Berenice's hair. The named stars in this constellation are Diadem. This con...

    The name Columba is the Latin meaning for "The Dove." The named stars in this constellation are "Phaet" (dove), and ...

    Circinus translated in latin is called "The Compasses." The constellation Circinus was named by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille...

    The word chamaeleon (shockingly) means "The Chamaeleon" in Latin. The constellation Chamaeleon was named by Johann Bayer. The ...

     Cetus is translated in latin to "The Sea Monster." Cetus is related to the story in Greek mythology where perseus slew Medusa...

     Cepheus is translated in Latin to "King Ethiopia (or Andromeda's Father)." Cepheus is related to the story of Perseus res...

     Centaurus is translated as "The Centaur" in latin. The named stars in this constellation are Rigel Kentaurus or "foot of...

Cassiopeia is translated into latin to "Andromeda's mother." The named constellations include Shedir ("breast"), Cap...

Carina in latin has the meaning "The keel" referring to the keel of a boat or ship. (the bottom of the boat above is labelled keel...

Capricornus was created in the 2nd century by the astronomer Ptolemy. Capricornus is Latin for  "The Sea Goat." The named stars in...

Canis Minor was created in the 2nd century by an astronomer named Ptolemy . Its name is Latin for "The Lesser Dog". The included s...

Canis Major was discovered in the 2nd century by the astronomer named Ptolemy. In Latin, its name is "The Greater Dog." Its named ...

Canes Venatici was created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for "The Hunting Dogs," and it is also know...

    Cancer is one of the zodiac constellations. The name cancer is translated into "the crab." The named stars in this constellati...

    This constellation was created by Peterus Plancius around 1612-1613. The word Camelopoardalis came from the languages of Greek which tra...

     Caelum is translated into "the sculptor's chisel". Caelum was first discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille .

    Bootes' history is uncertain, by even the ancient Greeks. The name Bootes is translated into "The Bear Driver" indeed it i...

Auriga is translated into "The Charioteer". The named stars in the constellation are Alpha Auriga, Beta Auriga, Epsilon Auriga, Ze...