What Constellations Actually Look Like

Some of the constellations are just messy. But don't worry, I've sorted it out.

The Engraving tool or Chisel

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Chisels are straight, this is clearly a sickle.

The Lynx

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Could be waves?

The Bull

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The best I can do here is stethoscope.

The Charioteer (seen carrying his children in his arms)

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Someone has a vivid imagination.

The Dove

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Passable. Looks more like a coat hanger.

The Air Pump

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You cannot depict a pump with three stars. This should be renamed the stick.

The Crab

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Possibly the crab's claws, but definitely not the whole animal.

The Hunting Dogs

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I have no words for this. Two stars next to each other do not need a name.

The Flying Fish

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This should be the bow tie.

The Chameleon

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Lizards have legs and stuff, this is more like a tadpole.

The Lion Cub

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Again, lions have legs. We have another tadpole.

The Crow

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Crows are definitely not that shape.

The Little Dog

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*Sighs*

The Hunter (following two bears)

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You can tell that this man works with wild animals by all the limbs he's missing.

The Little Bear

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Looks like the hunter has done some damage to this bear though.

The Bird of Paradise

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Because in Paradise, birds don't need wings. Or legs. Or any discernible features.

The Fox

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I would love to see the farms and zoos of whichever culture named all these animal constellations.

The Giraffe

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A quick shout out to anyone who's good with Photoshop, please make a giraffe this shape. I'm just curious.

The Northern Crown

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In the past, kings wore antlers like Loki.

The Dragon

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Much more like a roller-coaster.

The Serpent Holder

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It must be hard to hold serpents when you have no arms.

The Shield

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That's not really going to protect anyone. Looks more like a longbow.

The Harp (or Lyre)

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Definitely a tie.

Cepheus (King of Ethiopia)

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'Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.' Well done to those of you who get that reference.

Cassiopeia (Queen of Ethiopia)

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It's sad when neither your king or queen have any limbs.

Andromeda (Princess of Ethiopia)

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She's the daughter of those two, so what did you expect?

The Sea Goat

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Nope, not a typo. This is a goat with the tail of a fish. Obviously.

The Telescope

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This was named in the 1750s by a French astronomer. An astronomer so brilliant that he didn't know what shape a telescope was.

The Microscope

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Again, astronomers should know the basic shapes of scientific instruments.

The Fish

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Could be an eel.

The Ram

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I'm running out of ideas, feel free to insert your own sarcastic comment here.

The Clock (named to honour the inventor of the Pendulum Clock)

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Thank you for your enormous contribution to time-keeping, have this squiggley line.

The Triangle

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Finally. Someone with some sense.

Here's the links I used, for those of you who actually care about constellations:

Info: http://www.seasky.org/constellations/constellations-intro.html

Images: http://astronomyonline.org/Observation/Constellations.asp