r/constellations

this girl claims nobody has ever guessed right the constellation on her back tattoo, I haven't guessed yet, can you help me out?

So for some reason, the night mode from my Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G didn't exactly see the same detaili, so I used my Samsung Galaxy S10+ in Night mode because I didn't have a tripod and other proper tools for this. And this was from an unplanned trip so I didn't really have time to set up something that I can capture nicely so this is basically the best I can currently get.

I couldn't manually trace Centaurus due to it being very difficult to see, but I was able to name some stars from Centaurus and circled them. I also manually edited the 3rd image so we have a higher contrast and sharper image in the 3rd one so you can see even the smallest details of the constellations. The Musca constellation is very difficult to see in the 3rd photo too, so manually editing the photo should make it easier to see too.

1st image is the original, 2nd image is edited by my Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G photo editor (because apparently, you can't get straight lines in the Samsung gallery editor), and 3rd image is basically the 2nd image edited by Samsung image editor by increasing the contrast, highlights, and more to pull out the hidden details.

Shot from my Samsung Galaxy S10+

Camera settings:

Camera: 12mp 1x Main 26mm (variable F1.5-2.4)

Resolution: 4032x3024

Aperture: F1.5

ISO: 3200

Shutter speed: 1/3

Mode: Night mode (5s exposure)

Ev: 0.0

Color temperature: Can't tell (not shown in EXIF data)

Time: 05/03/2026, 6:25 PM, Philippines

I have a crush on a girl named after the star Altair, but I doubt she ever got the chance to see and know which one of thousands of stars in the night sky it is. So here it is, Aquila.

Have,'t sent it yet to her though.

Whose zodiac sign is Ophiuchus? 🌌

Erika Hamden breaks down the real science of where zodiac signs come from. They were assigned thousands of years ago based on the ecliptic plane, the path the sun travels across the sky each year. But Earth's axial tilt shifts on a 26,000-year cycle, and the sky has changed since then. Today, the sun actually passes through 13 constellations, including one you've probably never heard of: Ophiuchus.

This project is part of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.

I recently got my nails done with a constellation design. Is this a real constellation, or one made up for a design?