Homem Velho

Authors: ASE Tech Team

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Homem Velho is a Tupi constellation for old man.

Etymology and History

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• Tuivae (native)

As with many cultures, constellations were identified and used to help keep track of the seasons and predict the seasonal variations which affect daily life. In the book by Claude d'Abbeville, Histoire de la Mission des Pères Capucins en l'Isle de Maragnan et terres circonvoisines, published in Paris, 1614, it is stated that the Tupi people identified some thirty constellations, but the book only details seven

This constellation depicts an old man holding a stick. In the second half of December, the constellation is fully visible in the evening Eastern sky. This marks the beginning of summer in the southern parts of Brazil and the start of the rainy season in the North.

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