Chamaeleon - Revision history

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	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
	The Chameleon is one of the constellations introduced by Dutch sailors. It is so close to the South Celestial Pole that its stars could not be seen by any of the ancient cultures.		<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The Chameleon is one of the constellations introduced by Dutch sailors. It is so close to the South Celestial Pole that its stars could not be seen by any of the ancient cultures.

	It was brought back in the star catalog from the South Seas: during the first Dutch East India expedition, navigator Pieter Keyser was tasked with observing the stars. He was assisted by the captain's brother, Frederick de Houtman, who had also been trained in astronavigation by Petrus Plancius. At that time, sea voyages were dangerous due to often inadequate positioning at sea and poor food supplies. Keyser died on the island of Java and the work was continued by de Houtman. The star positions they measured were already mapped on a celestial globe by Plancius a year after de Houtman's return, but were not published as a star catalog until 1603. In the same year, the German lawyer Johann Bayer published his atlas Uranometria, for which Plancius' globe was one of the sources.		It was brought back in the star catalog from the South Seas: during the first Dutch East India expedition, navigator Pieter Keyser was tasked with observing the stars. He was assisted by the captain's brother, Frederick de Houtman, who had also been trained in astronavigation by Petrus Plancius. At that time, sea voyages were dangerous due to often inadequate positioning at sea and poor food supplies. Keyser died on the island of Java and the work was continued by de Houtman. The star positions they measured were already mapped on a celestial globe by Plancius a year after de Houtman's return, but were not published as a star catalog until 1603. In the same year, the German lawyer Johann Bayer published his atlas Uranometria, for which Plancius' globe was one of the sources.

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	[[File:Chamaeleon IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|star chart for Cha (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine,Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Chamaeleon IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|star chart for Cha (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine,Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s, published in de Houtman (1603) and Plancius' globe 1594.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:DeHoutman Chameljoen all.JPG\|thumb\|de Houtman (1603) "het Chameljoen", the Chamaeleon. screenshot of star catalogue.]]

			=== Origin of Constellation ===
			The Chameleon is one of the constellations introduced by Dutch sailors. It is so close to the South Celestial Pole that its stars could not be seen by any of the ancient cultures.

	~~[[File~~:~~DeHoutman Chameljoen all~~.~~JPG\|thumb\|~~de Houtman (1603~~) "het Chameljoen"~~, the ~~Chamaeleon. screenshot~~ of ~~star catalogue~~.]]		It was brought back in the star catalog from the South Seas: during the first Dutch East India expedition, navigator Pieter Keyser was tasked with observing the stars. He was assisted by the captain's brother, Frederick de Houtman, who had also been trained in astronavigation by Petrus Plancius. At that time, sea voyages were dangerous due to often inadequate positioning at sea and poor food supplies. Keyser died on the island of Java and the work was continued by de Houtman. The star positions they measured were already mapped on a celestial globe by Plancius a year after de Houtman's return, but were not published as a star catalog until 1603. In the same year, the German lawyer Johann Bayer published his atlas Uranometria, for which Plancius' globe was one of the sources.

	~~=== Origin~~ of ~~Constellation ===~~		Since Uranometria represents a new standard in the nomenclature of stars that is still valid today, the new constellations of Keyser and de Houtman have been preserved to this day.

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==
	?		Where on their journey the two travelers transported the chameleon to the sky, and why, is not known. Chameleons are widespread in the Mediterranean region and on the Arabian Peninsula and have therefore been known since ancient times. However, they also exist in Madagascar, where the Dutch expedition made its first stop and, due to illness, already had to bury 70 men from the crew.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 13:15, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Chamaeleon IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|star chart for Cha (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine,Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Chamaeleon IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|star chart for Cha (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine,Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.

Sushoff at 20:37, 3 May 2025

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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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			File:Blaeu1602 Cha+Mus+Cru.JPG\|Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu's first globe (1602) that is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]
			File:Blaeu1603 Cru+Mus+Cha.JPG\|Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu (1603), the globe that is based on de Houtman's data. [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/398/media-398216/large.jpg RMG]
	File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)		File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)
	File:Cha Fortin1795.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).		File:Cha Fortin1795.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

Sushoff at 18:00, 26 January 2025

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	File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)		File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)
			File:Cha Fortin1795.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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			File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg\|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)
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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==

Sushoff at 16:08, 25 January 2025

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	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		[[File:Chamaeleon IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|star chart for Cha (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine,Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
			One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~The Greek constellation ...~~


			[[File:DeHoutman Chameljoen all.JPG\|thumb\|de Houtman (1603) "het Chameljoen", the Chamaeleon. screenshot of star catalogue.]]

	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==
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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
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	* [[References]] (general)		* [[References]] (general)
	* [[References (Babylonian)]]
	* [[References (Greco-Roman)\|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]		* [[References (Greco-Roman)\|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

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One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]].

==Etymology and History==
The Greek constellation ...

=== Origin of Constellation ===

=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

== Mythology ==

== Weblinks ==

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== References ==

* [[References]] (general)
* [[References (Babylonian)]]
* [[References (Greco-Roman)|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]]

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