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Puppis was originally part of the large constellation Argo Navis. When the International Astronomical Union officially defined the 88 constellations and their boundaries, they split Argo Navis into 4 parts: Carina (the keel), Vela (the sail), Puppis (the poop), and Pyxis (the compass).
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Puppis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zeta Puppis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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From west to east Puppis stretches from RA=6h to RA=8h 30m. Puppis is the largest of four parts which make the ancient constellation Argo Navis, the ship of the Argonauts. ... When Argo Navis was split no reassignment of the star labels took place so that puppis lacks stars labelled alpha alpha, beta, gamma, etc.
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The constellation of Puppis represents the Stern of the Argo Navis. You can find it just southeast of Canis Major as a large and a bit warped square formed by 2nd or 3rd magnitudes. ... Galaxy In Puppis...
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Puppis, the ship deck: ... Puppis is one part of the constellation formerly known as Argo Navis (along with Carina and Vela). Argo Navis was the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts as they sought to recover the Golden Fleece. Puppis represents the deck of the ship.
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Puppis is one of the three constellations that use to form the huge constellation Argo Navis, the ship of the Argonauts. In 1763 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille divided the gigantic Argo Navis into three constellations: Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern, or Poop deck), and Vela (the Sail).
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PUPPIS the Stern (Pronounced PUP-iss) ... Chart showing Puppis ... Puppis lies in the Milky Way, and contains rich star-fields for sweeping with binoculars.
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South-East of the prominent constellation Canis Major with its bright star Sirius you can find the extended constellation of Puppis (see lines). To see the entire constellation you should be below of latitude 40 degrees north or, even better, on the southern hemisphere.
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