Camelopardalis
The constellation was probably
invented by Petrus Plancius (1552-1622), a Dutchman who made his name
in cartography while working for the Dutch East India Company. His world
maps of 1592 and 1594 became very popular, while his contribution to
the heavenly maps was awarded in 1624 when Camelopardalis was included
in Jakob Bartsch's book on the constellations. (Some historians believe
Bartsch to have invented the constellation.)
Photographs and astronomical descriptions courtesy of NASA and AURA/STScI
Tales of the Immortal Night ©2003, J.J. Kuhl
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