Pieter Dircksz Keyser

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. It is named after the chameleon, the lizard that can change its skin colour to blend in with…

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. Its name comes from the Spanish word for the dolphinfish, which lives in the Pacific Ocean and is…

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. The much larger constellation Hydra represents a female water snake, whereas Hydrus is the male.

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. However, it was originally called Apis (Latin: “Bee”); it was dubbed Musca by the Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon…

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. Pavo represents a peacock; Keyser may have encountered the green, or Javanese, peacock on his voyage.

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. It represents the mythical phoenix, a unique bird that lived for hundreds of years and would arise from…

This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies.

Tucana was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595 and who added 12 new constellations in the southern skies. This constellation represents the toucan, a large-billed tropical American bird.