✧ Corvus

  Corvus is an asterism in Corvus.

                      •⠤⠤⣄⣀⣀
                      ⡇    ⠈⠉⠉⠓⠒•
                      ⡇         ⠸⡄
                     ⢸⠁          ⡇
                     ⢸           ⢹
                     ⡼           ⠘⡆
                     ⡇            ⣇
                     ⡇            ⢸
                    ⢸⠁            ⠈⡇
                    ⢸      ⢀⣀⣀⣀⣠⠤⠤⠤·
                    •⠒⠒⠒⠋⠉⠉⠉       ⢸⡀
                                    ⡇
                                    ·

  Type            Asterism
  Constellation   Corvus
  Stars           5

  More information about Corvus

  Corvus is compact and easy to pick out because everything around it is
  faint, which makes it a useful signpost: the eastern edge of the shape
  points down towards Spica. The Babylonians drew a raven in these same
  stars, so this small figure has carried the same bird for close to three
  thousand years. In the Greek version the crow was sent to fetch water,
  came back late with an invented excuse, and was thrown into the sky for
  it, next to Crater, the cup it should have filled, and Hydra, the water
  snake it blamed. Both of those are real constellations, sitting either
  side of it.

  Etymology
  From        Latin
  Reading     Corvus
  Literally   the crow

  The evolution of Corvus over time

  -50,000 years
  
                        Algorab •⡄
                                ⢸⠈⠓⢄⡀
                                 ⡇  ⠉⠢⣄
                                 ⢸⡀    ⠑⠦⡀
                                  ⣇      ⠈⠓⢄⡀
                                  ⢸⡀        ⠉⠢⣄
                                   ⣇           ⠑• Gienah
                                   ⢸⡀           ⠈⢆
                                    ⣇            ⠈⢦
                                    ⠸⡀            ⠈⢧
                                     ⢇             ⠈⢧
                                     ⠸⡄             ⠈⢧
                                      ⢧              ⠈⢣
                                      ⠸⡄               ⢣
                                       ⢧                ⢣
                                       ⠸⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀         ⢣  Minkar
                                        • Kraz  ⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉·⠢⢄⡀
                                                             ⠉⠓⠦⣄
                                                                 ⠉⠒⠤⡀
                                                                    · Alchiba
  
  now
  
  
                                  Algorab ⣄⣀
                                         ⢠• ⠉⠙⠒⠢⠤⣀⣀
                                         ⢸         ⠉⠙⠒⠢⢤
                                         ⡎      Gienah •⡄
                                         ⡇              ⢧
                                        ⢸⠁              ⠘⡄
                                        ⢸                ⢣
                                        ⡇                ⠘⡄
                                       ⢀⠇                 ⢳
                                       ⢸                  ⠘⡆
                                       ⡼                   ⢳
                                       ⡇                   ⠘⡆
                                      ⢰⠁             ⣀⣀⣀⡠⠤⠤⠴· Minkar
                                      ⢸⣀⣀⣀⠤⠤⠤⠔⠒⠒⠒⠋⠉⠉⠉       ⠸⡀
                                      • Kraz                 ⡇
                                                             ⢹
                                                             ⠸· Alchiba
  
  
  
  +50,000 years
  
  
                                                              ⢀⡀
                                                         ⢀⣀⠤⠖⠋⠁• Gienah
                                                    ⢀⣀⠤⠔⠋⠁     ⡇
                                                   ⡰• Algorab  ⡇
                                                 ⢀⡜            ⡇
                                                ⢠⠊             ⡇
                                               ⡴⠃              ⡇
                                             ⢀⠜                ⡇
                                            ⢠⠏                 ⡇
                                           ⡴⠁                  ⡇
                                         ⢀⠜⠁                  ⢀⡇
                                        ⢠⠏             ⣀⣠⠤⠴⠒⠚⢉⠝· Minkar
                                       ⡴⠁      ⢀⣀⡠⠤⠒⠒⠉⠉     ⢠⠏
                                     ⢀⠜⢁⣀⣠⠤⠴⠒⠊⠉⠁           ⡰⠁
                                Kraz •⠉⠉                  ⡜⠁
                                                        ⢠⠎
                                                        · Alchiba
  
  

  Over 50,000 years either way the longest side of this figure changes by 19%, and the furthest
  any of its stars travels is 3.5 degrees. Proper motion only: this is the shape changing, not
  the sky turning or the pole moving.

  curl 'skymap.sh/Corvus/evolution.gif'

  where it is tonight:  skymap.sh/Corvus