Telescopium (The Telescope)

Faint southern constellation of the telescope, beside the Milky Way's centre.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Lacaille created it around 1752 for the telescope, one of his 14 instrument constellations.
• Its stars are all faint — none is brighter than the fourth magnitude.
• It sits at the end of the arc of instrument constellations Lacaille strung along the southern Milky Way.

Specifications & Metrics

• BRIGHTEST STAR: α Telescopii
• HEMISPHERE: Southern
• BEST VIEWED: August