- Aquarius: Aquarius is one of the oldest recognized constellations along the zodiac, the sun's apparent path. It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its profusion of watery constellations such as Cetus, Pisces, Eridanus, etc.
- Aries: It is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It lies between Pisces to the west and Big Dipper to the east.
- Cassiopeia: It is a northern constellation. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy.
- Centaurus: It is a bright constellation of the southern hemisphere. One of the largest in the sky, Centaurus was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and now among the 88 modern constellations.
- Cetus: It is a constellation of the northern winter sky, in the region known as the Water, near other watery constellations like Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.
- Crux or Southern Cross: It is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations.
- Dorado: It is a southern constellation. Dorado is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the remainder being in the constellation Mensa. The South Ecliptic Pole also lies within this constellation.
- Draco: It is a far northern constellation that is circumpolar for many northern hemisphere observers. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and is also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
- Eridanus: It is the sixth largest of the 88 modern constellations. It was also one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations.
- Gemini: It is one of the constellations of the zodiac known as "the twins". It is part of the winter sky, lying between Taurus to the west and the dim Cancer to the east.
- Leo: A constellation of the zodiac. Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.
- Libra is a fairly inconspicuous constellation, with no first magnitude stars.
- Lupus: It is a southern constellation. It is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 in Ptolemy's Almagest. It is between Centaurus and Scorpius.
- Mensa: It is a southern constellation. It contains no bright stars, with Alpha Mensae its brightest star at a barely visible magnitude 5.09, making it the faintest constellation in the entire sky, but it does contain part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- Orion: a constellation
- Pisces: It is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east.
- Sagittarius: It is a constellation of the zodiac commonly depicted as a centaur drawing a bow.
- Scorpius is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the centre of the Milky Way.
- Taurus: It is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It sits large and prominent in the Northern Hemisphere winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east.
- Ursa Major: It is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere.
- Ursa Minor: It is a constellation in the northern sky. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. It is notable as the location of the north celestial pole, although this will change after some centuries due to the precession of the equinoxes.
- Virgo: It is a constellation of the zodiac, lying between Leo to the west and the Libra to the east, it is one of the largest constellations in the sky.
- Zodiac: It denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the ecliptic,
the apparent path of the sun across the heavens through the constellations
that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude.
The zodiac also means a region of the celestial sphere that includes a band
of eight arc degrees above and below the ecliptic, and therefore encompasses
the paths of the Moon and the naked eye planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
and Saturn). The classical astronomers called these planets wandering stars
to differentiate them from the fixed stars of the celestial sphere (Ptolemy).
Astrologers understood the movement of the planets and the Sun through the
zodiac as a means of explaining and predicting events on Earth.