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Telescopium is a minor southern constellation identified by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, the 18th century French astronomer, a student of the southern skies. It was named after the Latinized Greek word for telescope. Since it was introduced in the 17th century, and, as a southern constellation, was not visible to Mediterranean culture, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.[1] Named Stars There are no European names for stars in this constellation. China did assign names to α Tel as We, meaning danger, and β Tel as Chuen Shwo, with a mythological meaning. See also * Microscopium Citations 1. ^ "Starry Night Photography: Telescopium Constellation". Retrieved on October 12, 2007. References * Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide * Richard Hinckley Allen, Star Names, Their Lore and Legend, New York, Dover. Links
Sagittarius and Corona Australis, Microscopium, and Telescopium
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, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209. Princeton University Press, Princeton. ISBN 978-0691135564.
