Corona Australis: A constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere that resembles a crown or a wreath. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy and one of the 88 modern constellations.
Stars: The constellation has no stars brighter than 4th magnitude, but has a distinctive pattern of stars that are mostly white or yellow. Some of the stars are variable, binary, or part of star clusters.
Nebulae and galaxies: The constellation lies along the Milky Way and contains the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, a dark nebula that is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System. It also contains several reflection nebulae, a planetary nebula, and a few faint galaxies.
Meteor showers: The constellation is associated with two meteor showers: the Corona Australids and the Beta Coronae Australids, which occur in March and May respectively. The Corona Australids have a variable peak rate and a short duration, while the Beta Coronae Australids are a newly discovered shower.
Mythology and culture: The constellation has been variously interpreted by different cultures as a crown, a wreath, a turtle, a tent, a boomerang, a canoe, or a coolamon. It was also linked to the myth of Bacchus and Stimula in Greek and Roman mythology.
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