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About Carina

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    Carina
  • Katakana, Onyomi
    Karina

Carina is one of the four parts of Argo, one of the 48 constellation created by Claudius Ptolemy.

It is said that the origin of Argo is Star catalog published by Lacaille in 1756, which divided Argo into four Vela Puppis Carina Pyxis.

There are many bright stars, and the area is 494 square degrees, with 216 stars visible to the naked eye.



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Encyclopedia of constellation, New Edition, Kawade Shobo Shinsha Co., Ltd. (February 2011)
Encyclopedia of the Cultural History of Stars, Hakusuisha Publishing (December 2019)

The Story of Carina

Even the same constellation is viewed and has different anecdotes depending on the era.
We will introduce stories about Carina in different eras and regions.

  • Mesopotamian civilization
  • Ancient Egyptian Civilization
  • Ancient Greece
  • Chinese Civilization
  • Ainu
  • Edo period Japan
  • Modern Japan
  • Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
  • Ancient South American civilizations
  • Africa Region
  • Hawaii, Polynesia
  • South Asia
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