APUS

The trio of stars near the center are at the heart off Apus, the Bird of Paradise. Clockwise from the top, they are Gamma, Beta, and Delta. Alpha, the luminary is down and to the left. The bright star at lower right is Alpha TrA in Triangulum Australe, while that at upper right is Zeta Pav in Pavo. Delta Oct in Octans is just above center at the left edge. North is to the right. Image courtesy of Dr. Axel Mellinger.

To see a labelled image, push the star:

By Jim Kaler. Return to STARS.