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Sky Chart and Artist Rendering of Sculptor
Origin:
One of the 14 constellations in the southern sky, introduced by the French
astronomer, Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
in 1754. The obscure constellation is in a barren portion of the sky
with only 6 stars brighter than 5th magnitude. It is not clear how
the sculptor can be drawn in this group of stars.
Information:
Located directly south of Cetus the Whale and
north of Phoenix, Sculptor's main claim to fame
is that it is home to the south galactic pole. By looking into
Sculptor we are looking into deep intergalactic space directly
perpendicular to the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy. Sculptor
contains a few galaxies but little else. |
