The Microscope
Microscopium
Genitive: Microscopii · abbreviation Mic
Best evening month
September
Visible from
90°S to 53°N
Centre RA
21h 06m 00s
Centre Dec
−37° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Honours the early compound microscope — a faint southern tribute to science.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille · 1756