Talk:Lynx (constellation)

Lynx (constellation) is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on August 10, 2017.

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Date	Process	Result
May 19, 2016	Good article nominee	Listed
August 19, 2016	Featured article candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 21, 2016.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Johannes Hevelius declared that one needed the eyes of a lynx to see Lynx?

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Picture of the day

An illustration from Urania's Mirror (1825) depicting the constellation Lynx, with the obsolete constellation Telescopium Herschelii to its right. Lynx, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius, is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its brightest star, Alpha Lyncis, has an apparent magnitude of +3.13.Illustration: Sidney Hall; restoration: Adam Cuerden

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Origin of name?

The lead claims that the constellation was named after the genus of the cat. This assertion seems bogus, as the article Lynx claims the genus was created in 1792 by Kerr, whereas Hevelius only lived to 1687. --Mark viking (talk) 02:52, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lynxes have been known as lynxes since classical times - how would you word it then? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:26, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly lynxes have been known as lynxes since classical times, but the genus had nothing to do with the naming. Rather it is the expression lynx-eyed that is the source of the name, also known since classical times, e.g., Lynceus.

Let's see, alternative wordings. One could go with a simple

Lynx, named after the animal, is a constellation in the northern sky.

Or perhaps the more precise

Lynx, named after the lynx-eyed sharp eyesight needed to see it, is a faint constellation in the northern sky.

--Mark viking (talk) 09:15, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Have gone with first one. If you really want second one, you are welcome to change for that one. I think it is a teeny bit of a stretch to phrase it like that but if you feel strongly I am not fussed. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:45, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The first alternative is fine with me, thanks. --Mark viking (talk) 16:14, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Interestingly, the Latin "lynx" comes from Indo-European "lewks," which means "bright." It would then seem a bit odd to name such a dim constellation so brightly! <> Alt lys er svunnet hen (talk) 16:49, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

heh, indeed :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:02, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Photo: The constellation of Lynx as it can be seen by the naked eye

Dear all:

In the photo labelled as "The constellation of Lynx as it can be seen by the naked eye" there are some lines that should show the constellation. But, according to the IAU chart, some lines are missing (and another is not correct) in spite of the fact that the corresponding stars can be seen in the photography.

I tried to annex the photo with some marks, but I do not know how to do it.

Best regards,

Santiago Jordá — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.45.8.109 (talk) 16:33, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]