The Telescope
Telescopium
Genitive: Telescopii · abbreviation Tel
Best evening month
August
Visible from
90°S to 36°N
Centre RA
18h 30m 00s
Centre Dec
−54° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Honours the long aerial telescopes of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille · 1756