Southern Crown

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Corona Australis.

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Crown

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The woman told Southern Crown Court she was about 18 at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2014

Aratus further describes the Southern Crown, but gives it no name; and in the constellation of the Little Dog he only mentions one star, Procyon, the Dog's Forerunner.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

On a clear night, the pretty cluster known as Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, can be seen about 10° below the bowl of the Milk Dipper.

From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler

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

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

There is only one fourth magnitude star which it actually approaches—namely, Epsilon Ceti; and one fifth magnitude star, Beta of the Southern Crown.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various