Talk:Circinus

Poorly named
Why is the constellation considered "poorly named"? Joyous 23:59, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * It, like many of Lacaille's constellations, is named after a scientific instrument, which is different from other constellation names. Whether it's a poor name is kind of POV IMHO.  I'm going to remove that.  JYolkowski 01:36, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

International Constellation Conference
What is the "International Constellation Conference" mentioned in the entry? Is this a joke? Skeptic2 22:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find it. I believe it is some kind of misconception. IAU can't be involved here, since their site http://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/constellations/ list pronunciations that seem to be partially adhering to Covington's article (but see Aries!) linked in that page. They don't recommend anything however.
 * (discussion copied to WikiProject Astronomy/Constellations Task Force)  Said: Rursus   ☻   05:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

History & Mythology
I feel that this section should be expanded. I came to this article as I haven't done any wiki editing for a good while and I thought I might help to promote the article to GA status. Currently the history/mythology does not include anything notable from southern hemisphere indigenous cultures. Perhaps we should flesh this out a bit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbowman (talk • contribs) 09:45, 17 February 2013 (UTC)


 * It is a pretty faint constellation - I looked and looked and found zero. If you find something or have something to add...that'd be great. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:51, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Ditto, I've been through everything I can get my hands on. I'm pretty sure that there's no Polynesian mythos surrounding it, and I can't find anything Australian for the life of me. If you can turn up something that would be fantastic! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 22:02, 17 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Since I left my comment, I have been rooting around a bit but, like you, have not found anything. As you say, it's faint and also a bit of a wallflower next to Centaurus et al. It's possible it just did not have its own identity in older cultures. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbowman (talk • contribs) 21:06, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Move?

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The result of the move request was: moved. DrKiernan (talk) 19:14, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Circinus (constellation) → Circinus – I think Circinus is WP:PRIMARYTOPIC in the current Circinus dab - the Latin name of the instrument is hardly an equally widespread name and the galaxy is titled Circinus Galaxy, not just Circinus, unlike the constellation. This would also be consistent with other similar constellation cases, such as Telescopium, Delphinus, Tucana, Scorpius, etc. Brandmeistertalk  23:46, 17 January 2014 (UTC) Brandmeistertalk   23:46, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment the galaxy is frequently called "Circinus" ; and the constellation is frequently called "Circinus Constellation" or "Constellation Circinus", so the titles of our articles are not definitive. Many of the contellation articles carry "(constellation)", so there's no requirement to remove it. ie Cancer (constellation), Sculptor (constellation), Mensa (constellation), etc. -- 70.50.148.122 (talk) 03:11, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The constellation Circinus seems to be better known than Circinus galaxy, at least to general folk. The constellations like Cancer or Sculptor are disambiguated because other things are obviously more or equally recognizable. Brandmeistertalk  13:35, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I think I'd support the move - the constellation is more a primary name topic than the galaxy. Calling the galaxy "Circinus" alone is more an abbreviation or colloquialism, and even then does not carry the same weight I think as M31 as Andromeda. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:54, 18 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Support; the constellation definitely takes the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC over the galaxy. Unlike with Andromeda, the galaxy, although important, isn't one of the most studied objects in the entire sky. StringTheory11 (t • c) 18:02, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Support; Circinus is almost exclusively referring to the constellation. Planet  Star  05:18, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Red Slash 06:17, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
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Black Widow Nebula
It would be interesting to see (in this article) a description and coordinates of the object known as the Black Widow Nebula. It seems to be located in the constellation Circinus. I discovered the name of this object somewhere in one of the monthly magazines such as Sky & Telescope or Astronomy, but I can't remember which one. DannyCaes (talk) 20:39, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Questions from a kid
Does this constalation have a story? 50.106.91.66 (talk) 14:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)