Carina Constellation

Carina constellation is located in the southern sky. Its name means “the keel” (keel of a ship) in Latin. 10 pm south western sky, May end.

Carina used to be part of the much larger constellation Argo Navis, along with the constellations Puppis (the stern) and Vela (the sails). Carina contains the second brightest star in the night sky, Canopus, along with several other notable bright stars. It sets before the Sun set and half of the constellation cannot be seen.

Carina is the 34th largest constellation in the sky, occupying an area of 494 square degrees. There are two meteor showers associated with the constellation: the Alpha Carinids and the Eta Carinids.