Volans (The Flying Fish)

Small southern constellation of the flying fish of the southern seas.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Keyser and de Houtman charted it in the 1590s as Piscis Volans, the flying fish they saw skimming the ship's wake.
• It is paired in the sky with Dorado the swordfish, hunter and hunted placed side by side.
• It never rises for observers north of the tropics.

Specifications & Metrics

• BRIGHTEST STAR: γ Volantis
• HEMISPHERE: Southern
• BEST VIEWED: February