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Telescopium
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Telescopium [‚tel·ə′skō·pē·əm]
(astronomy)
A constellation, right ascension 19 hours, declination 50° south. Also known as Telescope.
Telescopium 

a constellation in the southern sky. The brightest star in Telescopium has a visual stellar magnitude of 3.5. The most favorable conditions for observing the constellation occur in July and August. Telescopium is partially visible in southern regions of the USSR.
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Telescopium constellation was invented by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713-62) during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope in 1751-3.
A spyglass telescope by Streicher, Magda / Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
 
 
 
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