What does "telescopium" mean?

A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.

What is a synonym for "telescopium"?

Common synonyms include: big dipper, constellation.

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A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.

The constellation was named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from New Latin telescopium (“a telescope”)

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