Abbreviation: Â Mic
English Name: Â The Microscope
Genitive:Â Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon.
Hemisphere:Â Â Southern Hemisphere
Location:Â Between the constellations of Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius.
Visible between latitudes: Â +45 and -90 degrees
Best season: Autumn
Seen in three seasons:Â Summer, Autumn &Winter.
Best seen in:Â During the first week of September.
Seen between:Â August and September.
Right Ascension (RA):Â 21 hour
Declination (DEC):Â -35 degrees
Area (square degrees): Â 210 (66th)
Microscopium  (The Microscope)
- All the stars in Microscopium that make up this constellation are very faint to south of Capricornus.
- This constellation;s brightest stars;Â Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon, both at magnitude +4.7.
Messier Objects
- No Messier objects in Microscopium.
Features of Interest
- NGC 6925 Â – Â Spiral Galaxy; quite bright, large and very elongated. (Magnitude: +12.0)
- NGC 6958 Â – Â Spiral Galaxy; bright, quite small and round – very bright nucleus. (Magnitude: +11.3)
- IC 5105 Â – Â Spiral Galaxy; very faint, small and round. (Magnitude: +11.4)
Stars
- Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon. (Both same magnitude: +4.7.)
Others
- Photo of the constellation;Â Microscopium, as it appears to the naked eye. (Lines have been added for clarity.)
- Sky Chart  –  Microscopium
- List of stars in Microscopium.
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