Phoenix Constellation

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Phoenix Constellation

Phoenix is a minor southern constellation, introduced by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, and popularized by Johann Bayer's Uranometria in 1603. There are only thirteen stars in the whole constellation which are brighter than magnitude 5.0. It is generally invisible to anyone living north of the 40th parallel in the Northern Hemisphere, and remains low in the sky for anyone living north of the equator. It is easily visible from locations such as Australia and New Zealand during Southern Hemisphere summer.
Lens : 35mm
Exposure Time : 5 minutes with filter
Camera : Canon 10D
Date : Sept 2006
Location : Wairarapa, New Zealand