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File:Corona_borealis_constellation_map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2005-03-11T22:29:36Z Alfio 1789x1419 (47516 Bytes) Map of constellation Corona Borealis Uploaded with derivativeFX
A celestial map by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit, 1670. A star chart is a celestial map of the night sky with astronomical objects laid out on a grid system. They are used to identify and locate constellations, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and planets. [1] They have been used for human navigation since time immemorial. [2]
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File:Lyra_constellation_map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2004-12-12T18:19:28Z Alfio 1789x2409 (150165 Bytes) Lyra constellation map Uploaded with derivativeFX
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The yellow dashed lines are constellation boundaries, the red dashed line isx the ecliptic, and the shades of blue show Milky Way areas of different brightness. The map contains all Messier objects, except for colliding ones. The underlying database contains all stars brighter than 6.5. All coordinates refer to equinox 2000.0.