APUS the Bird of Paradise is another dim constellation, with the brightest star being α Apodis, which has a dim magnitude of only 3.85. Hence the name, it was named after the exotic Bird of Paradise; the constellation was named in the 17th century. There is a globular cluster, NGC 6101. Now you know the basics about the constellation Apus!
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Apus
APUS the Bird of Paradise is another dim constellation, with the brightest star being α Apodis, which has a dim magnitude of only 3.85. Hence the name, it was named after the exotic Bird of Paradise; the constellation was named in the 17th century. There is a globular cluster, NGC 6101. Now you know the basics about the constellation Apus!
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