Microscopium (The Microscope)

Small southern constellation of Lacaille's laboratory instruments.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Lacaille created it around 1752 during his survey of the southern skies from the Cape.
• Its stars are all faint — none is brighter than magnitude 4.7.
• It belongs to the family of instrument constellations that replaced myth with the tools of science.

Specifications & Metrics

• BRIGHTEST STAR: γ Microscopii
• HEMISPHERE: Southern
• BEST VIEWED: September