Constellations are memorable maps to the stars, dating back many thousands of years.

Many of the constellations are associated with the Gods and Godesses of ancient Greek mythology.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has divided the sky into 88 official constellations with exact boundaries, so that every direction or location in the sky belongs to one constellation. Astronomers use this as a rough guideline for location objects, e.g. when they say that Mars is in the constellation of Gemini, it can be found within the borders of the constellation. The constellations that the Sun pass through each year are known as the Zodiac.

Vulpecula

The Fox

Vulpecula is a faint northern constellation located in the middle of the Summer Triangle, an asterism consisting of the bright stars Deneb, Vega and Altair.

Vulpecula Mythology

As a fairly modern constellation, Vulpecula does not have any associated mythology.

Further Information

Since it was invented in the 17th century, from faint stars, there is no earlier mythology associated with the constellation Vulpecula. The name Vulpecula actually means 'little fox', the translation 'Fox' is more widely used, however.

Vulpecula Photographs

 

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Taken on 2005-11-24, 1 views