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Name the Constellations - With a Map

Can you name the 55 constellations pictured in this map?
All constellations are in alphabetical order. On the left is the southern hemisphere, on the right is the northern hemisphere.
All constellations are of the 88 recognized officially by the International Astronomical Union.
Also try the randomized version: Random Constellations on a Map!
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Last updated: May 8, 2020
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First submittedJune 24, 2016
Times taken28,800
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Rating4.91
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Constellation
Andromeda
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Camelopardalis
Cancer
Canis Major
Capricornus
Constellation
Carina
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Columba
Coma Berenices
Corvus
Crux
Cygnus
Dorado
Constellation
Draco
Eridanus
Gemini
Grus
Hercules
Hydra
Hydrus
Indus
Leo
Lepus
Libra
Constellation
Lupus
Lynx
Octans
Orion
Pavo
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Constellation
Reticulum
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Sculptor
Taurus
Triangulum
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Vela
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90 Comments
Stewart
+13
Level 68
May 8, 2020
May 2020 Update:

Several changes have happened to this quiz based on feedback:

  • Finally updated the map to look much much better, including more constellations and the southern hemisphere too.
  • The map now shows you the name of each constellation upon hovering over it
  • Some alternative names are now accepted for constellations, based on what Wikipedia says, including the latin translations of many of them.

Finally, some of the constellations can be drawn differently to how they appear here. This means they may not appear exactly as expected, but this was my best guess based on my extensive research across Wikipedia and other Astronomical sites.

Jerry928
+13
Level 76
Jun 24, 2016
Wow, that's beautiful!
Stewart
+24
Level 68
Jun 24, 2016
Thank you so much! It took ages to make, but I'm very amazed at how well it turned out! (I'm normally bad with art)
FlyingG
+7
Level 69
Apr 13, 2021
Ha good joke. Everyone knows you're the best guy at svg on Jetpunk.
Quizmaster
+14
Level ∞
Jun 24, 2016
Nice work!
Gamer1162
+5
Level 59
Jun 24, 2016
I like it, it's amazing!
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Jun 24, 2016
Thank you for the response guys! I'm glad you like it :)
Hengry
+1
Level 47
Jun 24, 2016
This was awesome! (Though I got like one right). But you did some excellent work on the map!
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Jun 24, 2016
Glad you enjoyed it! It's certainly not easy to guess, but try zodiac signs! Or maybe you have something to learn and challenge yourself with now ;) And thank you for your kind words :D
scambigol
+8
Level 77
Jun 24, 2016
Great! In my opionion it deserves instant featuring!
Gamer1162
+2
Level 59
Jun 24, 2016
+1
geographyisthebestsubject
+1
Level 63
Jun 25, 2016
Great job!
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Jun 25, 2016
Thank you so much :)
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Jul 1, 2016
This is great! I love learning the names of the constellations, they're always so clear where I live.
Jiaozira
+1
Level 71
Sep 17, 2016
Amazing!
MyMindWentBlank
+2
Level 61
Oct 11, 2016
Great quiz! However, you could include the rest of the Ursa Major constellation (it extends beyond just the Big Dipper).
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Oct 11, 2016
Thanks :) And I based it upon an image I found, so I just used the stars which were the brightest on there.
Quizspider
+2
Level 83
Dec 5, 2016
This quiz should be featured - very good indeed!
mahble
+2
Level 78
Jul 2, 2017
The quiz is great! However, you did forget some of the (REALLY obscure) constellations, like Camelopardalis. Also, Virgo, Lyra, Lacerta, Sagitta, Vulpecula, Andromeda, etc. were not included. Still a great quiz though!

I would also enjoy a southern hemisphere version.

JonOfKent
+1
Level 57
Jun 18, 2020
Yes, there were quite a few missing, I thought, even quite significant ones, although I failed to guess so many I can't complain! This is probably the most beautiful quiz I've done and I'm slightly disappointed it's over. I'm never very good at the ones where you have to work out which ones you've missed from a massive list, and somehow they don't look that similar on the screen to how they look in the sky...

Probably my favourite quiz so far on this site. Thank you!

Stewart
+1
Level 68
Jun 18, 2020
Thanks for such kind words Jon :)
WT2008
+2
Level 77
Jan 30, 2018
You accept Big Dipper as a type in for ursa major, but you don't accept Little Dipper as a type in for ursa minor????
crespipal
+6
Level 63
Jan 31, 2018
"Ursa maior" should be accepted instead of "ursa major". It is true that official IAU name is spelled with "j", but classical Latin ortography did not include "j".
dmitrij
+1
Level 69
Feb 19, 2018
Great Quiz!!! :)
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Feb 19, 2018
Thank you! :)
eibi
+1
Level 80
Feb 21, 2018
Very nice, more of this, but why do you show the stars of Andromeda as part of Pegasus?
mahble
+5
Level 78
Jul 29, 2018
It's complicated... Andromeda and Pegasus are actually linked together by the star Alpheratz, which is a part of both constellations.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Jan 2, 2019
interesting :)
JamesBooth10
+4
Level 59
May 16, 2018
Nice quiz, although it would be great if I could hover over each one and see the name, like in the country map quizzes :) (or maybe it does already and my browser's just not working...)
YogBarOg
+1
Level 74
Jul 29, 2018
Amazing! Great quiz idea and superb work.
Zefyrinus
+2
Level 72
Jul 29, 2018
The only bad thing is that the answers aren't shown when you hover over the images.
armood008
+1
Level 29
Jul 29, 2018
Has anyone noticed some of these names are in Harry Potter?etc. Draco, Scorpius
chocolatepecanpi
+1
Level 68
Mar 24, 2022
she did name the family after these constellations
greenscout33
+2
Level 49
Jul 29, 2018
Should accept Ophiuchus, the proper name for the Lynx.
plattitude
+2
Level 94
Apr 27, 2021
Ophiuchus and Lynx are two separate constellations. Lynx is between Ursa Major and Auriga (as drawn above), but Ophiuchus is between the two halves of Serpens (Ὀφιοῦχος in Greek literally means "serpent bearer"). It lies between Libra and Aquila, which is unfortunately split by the border of this map.
loganite
+2
Level 90
Jul 30, 2018
Awesome quiz and map! One suggestion - it would be cool if you could add the feature where the correct answer appears when you hover over it (after the quiz is over). This would help us learn the constellations! Thanks again for a great quiz!
GreatBatz
+4
Level 23
Jul 31, 2018
It's great to see a quiz where no one gets 100%, so we don't have to put up with boorish comments like "100% with 3:41 left"
hway066
+1
Level 16
Feb 28, 2019
Just curious--what are the two blue-grey circles that are part of the chart?
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Feb 28, 2019
I can’t remember exactly (I made this quiz a long time ago), but I think it was what is actually visible from the night sky at the two extremes for some location on earth.
FadKrashmor
+2
Level 71
Mar 7, 2020
I think you will find that: one of the circles is the "ecliptic" ie the path that the sun seems to take in the sky through the year - in other words pretty much the plane of the solar system, this is where you find the Zodiac constellations; the other I think would be the "celestial equator" - the projection of the Earths equator onto the sky.
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Mar 7, 2020
That makes a lot of sense actually! Thanks :)
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
May 20, 2020
At first glance without really reading the comment I thought he made a spelling error, of elliptic (instead of ecliptic) hehe, he hasn't though :)
MrBubbles
+1
Level 66
Sep 13, 2019
Little Dipper processes as Ursa Major... otherwise great quiz!
RyleesVibin
+1
Level 30
Nov 20, 2019
7/21 i did terribly....
Ponderosa
+1
Level 87
May 7, 2020
I wish I could see which constellation was which by hovering over them after the quiz was finished...
Lucknowite
+1
Level 41
May 9, 2020
This looks so beautiful. Awesome work!
sumguy
+1
Level 85
May 9, 2020
Why are the points in Cassiopeia hollow?
Stewart
+1
Level 68
May 9, 2020
Because I gave it a class I shouldn't've - fixed thanks!
Djilas
+1
Level 83
May 9, 2020
Excellent quiz but difficult when translating to English that is actually Latin. Cross, Southern Cross, South Cross, nothing worked :/
Stewart
+1
Level 68
May 9, 2020
It appears that was just about the only latin name I didn't allow translation for. I've added it now - sorry!
Djilas
+1
Level 83
May 9, 2020
Haha it was the first I tried and after that didn't bother to try others 😃
FadKrashmor
+2
Level 71
May 9, 2020
Really neat update, Stewart, looks great. Oh dear, we (by and large) have proved shockingly ignorant haven't we? I even managed to forget Aquarius: I mean, from the Zodiac?!
Relox84
+1
Level 69
May 10, 2020
It's even harder for me because in my language call them by native names, which are kinda similar but not the same as the Latin names. Sometimes I manage to work out the Latin form by sticking a -us at the end but I missed a few obvious ones.
WillemLAif
+3
Level 76
May 10, 2020
Poor Virgo, no luck despite being the second largest constellation in the sky.
Stewart
+2
Level 68
May 10, 2020
Yep, unfortunately my source image had it cut across the two sides, so I decided it was best to cut it out :(
blizzrd33
+2
Level 80
May 12, 2020
I kept trying Virgo for ages, was sure it should have been there...
mrputter
+1
Level 83
Mar 14, 2024
Ahh that explains it. I was rather surprised by its absence!

(But don't know nearly enough about what the constellations are in relation to each other to have realized that it would have been split by this view.)

plattitude
+1
Level 94
Apr 27, 2021
She's front and center on this map!
dug28
+2
Level 85
Jul 6, 2020
Just now stumbled onto this quiz (thanks random button!) What an amazing and beautiful map, and such a helpful way to learn constellations. Great job Stewart!!
hway066
+1
Level 16
Aug 6, 2020
This is really great--I've enjoyed other constellation quizzes here and this helps in a new way as far as learning the constellations: where the others taught the names, or SOME of the shapes, this shows (1) many MORE of the shapes, (2) which are northern and which are southern, (3) their locations relative to each other. If I may be so bold as to suggest a next step--? How about one that showed them as just their stars--without connecting lines--to get even closer to the night sky viewing version.

For me, this is all about learning them in order to recognize them in the 'wild'.

But whatever you do or don't do, thanks for what you've done and any further effort you put in is sure to be fun and helpful.

Jared0309
+1
Level 75
Sep 4, 2020
Can you accept (the) Giraffe for Camelopardalis?
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Sep 4, 2020
Done
Drinker
+2
Level 66
Sep 21, 2020
Congrats men, really cool stuff, i've already made so many times. For those that are still finding very tough,try to divide into zodiac signs, animals, "warriors" (orion, perseus, herc..), and of course, the 90´s anime Saint Seiya (chevaliers du zodiaque i guess). keep on guys.
redsplat
+1
Level 73
Mar 10, 2021
Fabulous quiz. Thanks for putting so much work into it.
piR
+1
Level 52
Mar 25, 2021
Thank you verry much for this beautifull quiz Stewart ! Can I translate it in french ?
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Mar 25, 2021
Thanks piR, and sure go ahead!
Fishyyy
+1
Level 58
May 22, 2021
Loool, im so noob. Only got Orion, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor and the horoscopes.
477977mcpsmd
+1
Level 35
Sep 29, 2021
I think those are the most-known constellations. That's okay!
Cosmic
+3
Level 76
Sep 23, 2021
I'm just naming all the Beyblades I can
477977mcpsmd
+3
Level 35
Oct 6, 2021
Wait a minute. Are you saying that the constellations are named after types of Beyblades?
477977mcpsmd
+1
Level 35
Sep 29, 2021
That's nice! The constellations are in the right location. Very nicely done! See, this is why you are a great JetPunk user!
Newroadgirl
+1
Level 68
Sep 29, 2021
What a pleasant change to see nothing but compliments and kind comments. Happy stargazers!
EcceHomo
+1
Level 82
Sep 29, 2021
Fantasic quiz with amazing graphics, yet again Stewart.
bostjan
+1
Level 72
Oct 1, 2021
I know a lot of these but cannot spell them. Also, you missed quite a few, so it was a little bit of a slog trying to figure out which ones I was spelling incorrectly versus which ones just were not included.
Crazylittlpanda
+1
Level 35
Oct 2, 2021
Not me typing in random zodiac signs and calling it a day
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 61
Oct 2, 2021
I love the 23% drop from Libra and Crux. Didn't get ether, though.
477977mcpsmd
+1
Level 35
Oct 6, 2021
The least known constellation is Reticulum according to JetPunk with only 6% of people answering it, one of the lowest answered percentages in JetPunk's history!
Azerk
+2
Level 65
Feb 23, 2023
Meh. If you go to one of the "name every country in the 1300s" or "name every subdivision's capital" quizzes you'll see 0% options
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 68
Oct 25, 2024
Theres only 55 out of 88 constelltions here
Milo74
+1
Level 71
Jan 28, 2022
In other words, if you can just name a handful that aren't among the 12 zodiac signs, you are doing better than most. Wow. LOL.
scf
+1
Level 40
Feb 23, 2023
That's one of the most beautiful quizzes here on Jetpunk, and great to learn! Thank you! :)
Neodymium
+1
Level 61
Feb 23, 2023
I've only seen Orion.
AnimalAl
+1
Level 39
Apr 8, 2023
Nice! But there’s 88 constellations, I thought so at least. Last I knew there were 88 constellations. Nonetheless, this is a nice quiz!
Westy
+1
Level 41
May 26, 2023
Virgo?
mrputter
+1
Level 83
Mar 14, 2024
See the quiz setter's comment above: it lies across the edge of the map and so would get split up into multiple parts.
Amphaaaaa
+1
Level 52
Aug 18, 2023
You should accept "Bootis" as a type-in please, my favorite star is in there :)
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 79
Oct 16, 2023
It seems strange to have most of the constellations, but not all of them. Why not just put the rest? I would understand if you made the quiz only 20 constellations or something, but this has the vast majority of them. Especially since people are probably a lot more familiar with the names of the constellations than the shapes.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 91
Apr 6, 2024
Thank you so much, the best learning aid I’ve ever seen for this topic
Tykingcrystal
+1
Level 51
Aug 15, 2024
This is really cool! Why aren't all 88 constellations on here though?
SuperGrouper
+1
Level 29
Oct 5, 2024
What a great day to have read Homestuck!
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