According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Microscopium is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 顯微鏡座 (xiǎn wēi jìng zuò), meaning "the microscope constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Microscopium area consists of:
See also
- Chinese astronomy
- Traditional Chinese star names
- Chinese constellations
References
External links
- Microscopium – Chinese associations
- 香港太空館研究資源
- 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
- 天象文學
- 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
- 中國古天文
- 中國古代的星象系統
