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Telescopium

The Telescope

Constellation of the southern sky

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Genitive	Telescopii
Abbreviation	Tel
Constellation Family	La Caille
Celestial Quadrant	SQ4
Right Ascension	18h11 to 20h32
Declination	-45.5° to -56.5°
Area (sq deg)	252
Brightest Star	Alpha Telescopii
Optimum Visibility	July / August (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Telescopium	The faint constellation of the Telescope lies at the southern feet of Centaurus the Centaur and eastward of the tail of Scorpius the Scorpion. It is perhaps most easily located as lying directly southward of the arc of stars that make up Corona Australis,the Southern Crown.

It is natural that there should be a group of stars dedicated to the telescope, but this region is a sparse area of the sky with no significant bright stars. It lies in the southern sky, close to Peacock, the brightest star of Pavo.

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