What constellation takes the most imagination to see?

[mickoking]

When we look up at night we can see some constellations that look like what they are sposed to be, eg Scorpious looks like a Scorpion and Leo does resemble a lion. But to be honest most star pattens really don't look even remotely like what they represent. What constellations are the worst culprits?

I can't really visualise a furnace when I look at Fornax? maybe it's my lack of imagination

[h0ughy (David)]

in a city nearly everything, but telescopium takes the cake!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Bloody Octans...
I can't imagine a constellation, never mind a celestial pole when I look at this one!! (Usually in a wierd position trying to look through a polar scope)
Thank her godness for the compass.
Cheers
Doug

[Shawn]

From here ,,, Ursa Minor

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Canis Minor. Two stars joined by a line represents a dog c'mon

[Shawn]

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

And what about Circunus. You can't tell me it represents a Circus or a Circus Tent! I've never seen a tent with a roof pitch that sharp!!!

And where's the Elephants?

[astro_nutt]

Also...when does a teapot resemble a half man-half horse???...musta hada lota cheap wine in those days!!..LOL!

[Volans]

Corvus...a square crow? Caelum...a chisel? (blunt one at that) Horologium...now that's a dodgy clock for sure. Musca...proof positive that pesticides muck about with DNA. Volans....one would need to inhale certain substances to get that one!

[Tony Leece]

For me its ALL Southern constellations I have been here since november and still can't visualise any of the buggers and the ones i do know are the wrong way up

Tony........

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yes Tony, they do tend to look upside down when you come here to the top of the Earth

[Tony Leece]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Yes Tony, they do tend to look upside down when you come here to the top of the Earth

'Top of the earth'.... Oh dear, that proves it , i don't know me arse from me elbow



Tony.............

[OneOfOne (Trevor)]

I think the easiest answer would be all of them except the ones that are pretty obvious, like Crux, Orion, Scorpious and not many others. Maybe they were easier to recognise in the "olden days" when the sky had a lot more stars Like join the dots with half the dots missing.

[mickoking]

I am not sure how you get a Poop from Puppis? Drugs?? and lets not forget Sextans

[ving (David)]

all of them!

hydra is pretty easy tho

who makes these things up!!! the aboriginal ones are much easier to see!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Maybe if they WERE on drugs at the time, they would have come up with something better than what they did. lol

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Maybe if they WERE on drugs at the time, they would have come up with something better than what they did. lol

Hehe, like these for example: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...constellations

[mickoking]

I have a few of my own constellations that stand out for me. Corvus Major and the Spring-Y help me navigate for deep sky objects but the Water sprinkler was the result of too much alchohol