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Corona Australis

[kuh-roh-nuh aw-strey-lis]

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Coronae Australis 
  1. the Southern Crown, a southern constellation touching the southern part of Sagittarius.



Corona Australis

/ ɒˈstreɪlɪs /

noun

  1. a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere between Ara and Pavo

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Corona Australis1

< Latin: literally, southern crown
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Corona Australis1

literally: Southern crown
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Example Sentences

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Under the dark Namibian sky, the photographer set his camera to a six-hour exposure in order to capture the CrA Molecular Complex, a large, dark and irregular area in the northern part of Corona Australis.

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The little constellation Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, lies south and west of Sagittarius, east of Scorpio, and west of Telescopium.

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Aratus refers to the stars in Corona Australis as— “Other few Before the Archer under his forefeet Led round in circle roll without a name.”

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Telescopium.—This modern constellation lies south of Corona Australis, and north of Pavo.

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Corona Australis, also known as Corona meridionalis, or the Southern Crown, is a constellation of the Southern hemisphere, mentioned by Eudoxus and Aratus.

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