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Constellation Pyxis (The Compass)

Pyxis or The Compass is one of the 88 constellations modern astronomers have divided the sky into. It's part of the Heavenly Waters constellation family. Pyxis is best seen in March (from latitudes +50° to -90°)

Pyxis represents a magnetic compass as used by seamen. It is located near the stern of the ship Argo in the same area as the ship’s mast. The Milky Way passes through Pyxis, with the constellation’s nearest neighbors including Antlia, Hydra, Puppis and Vela. One way to locate Pyxis is by following an imaginary line running through the tail of Canis Major to just the other side of Puppis.