Vulpecula - Revision history

Sushoff at 13:06, 27 February 2026

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	[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The constellation was originally called ''Vulpecula cum Anser'', ‘little fox with goose,’ and was squeezed into the middle of the Summer Triangle by Hevelius in 1687. It lies between the classical constellations [[Cygnus]], [[Lyra]], [[Sagitta]] and [[Aquila]]. On later star charts, it was recorded as a fox carrying a dead goose in its mouth. However, when the constellations were standardised in the 1920s, the goose was omitted.		<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The constellation was originally called ''Vulpecula cum Anser'', ‘little fox with goose,’ and was squeezed into the middle of the Summer Triangle by Hevelius in 1687. It lies between the classical constellations [[Cygnus]], [[Lyra]], [[Sagitta]] and [[Aquila]]. On later star charts, it was recorded as a fox carrying a dead goose in its mouth. However, when the constellations were standardised in the 1920s, the goose was omitted.

	The fact that some astronomers do have a sense of humour is reflected in the fact that the star α Vul was christened ‘Anser’ by the IAU in 2017. The IAU's aim is to restore outdated constellations to the sky. The star α Vul is the brightest star in the constellation Vulpecula and is located in the body of the fox. The goose ([[Anser]]) has now been eaten by the fox (after 330 years).		The fact that some astronomers do have a sense of humour is reflected in the fact that the star α Vul was christened ‘Anser’ by the IAU in 2017. The IAU's aim is to restore outdated constellations to the sky. The star α Vul is the brightest star in the constellation Vulpecula and is located in the body of the fox. The goose ([[Anser]]) has now been eaten by the fox (after 330 years).

Sushoff at 19:18, 26 February 2026

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	[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]]
	[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]
			===Origin of Constellation===
			The constellation was originally called ''Vulpecula cum Anser'', ‘little fox with goose,’ and was squeezed into the middle of the Summer Triangle by Hevelius in 1687. It lies between the classical constellations [[Cygnus]], [[Lyra]], [[Sagitta]] and [[Aquila]]. On later star charts, it was recorded as a fox carrying a dead goose in its mouth. However, when the constellations were standardised in the 1920s, the goose was omitted.

			The fact that some astronomers do have a sense of humour is reflected in the fact that the star α Vul was christened ‘Anser’ by the IAU in 2017. The IAU's aim is to restore outdated constellations to the sky. The star α Vul is the brightest star in the constellation Vulpecula and is located in the body of the fox. The goose ([[Anser]]) has now been eaten by the fox (after 330 years).

	~~===Origin of Constellation===~~		The Hevelius couple themselves did not give the individual stars any names. They probably saw an elongated animal and associated it with a small fox galloping with its tail stretched out behind it. At least, that is how the figure is drawn on modern star charts.

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

Sushoff at 13:39, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].

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	[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687)and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]]
	[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as ~~pepicted~~ in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]		[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			File:Vul Hevel detail.jpg\|Vulpecula cum Ansere in Hevelius (1687)
	File:Vul Fortin1776.jpg\|Vul depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)		File:Vul Fortin1776.jpg\|Vul depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
	File:Vul Fortin1795.jpg\|Vulpecula et Anser depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)		File:Vul Fortin1795.jpg\|Vulpecula et Anser depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)

Sushoff at 15:36, 26 January 2025

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			File:Vul Fortin1776.jpg\|Vul depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
			File:Vul Fortin1795.jpg\|Vulpecula et Anser depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 17:12, 25 January 2025

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	The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687)and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687)and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]]
			[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Vulpecula cum Ansere as pepicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]]

Sushoff at 17:10, 25 January 2025

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The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687)and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]].

==Etymology and History==

===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)]]
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[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
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