Reticulum
Position in the Sky
Reticulum was named by Abbé
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. It was originally named Rhombus by
Isaak Habrecht of Strasbourg, but de Lacaille re-christened it the
Reticle, which is the name for the crosshairs in a telescope's
eyepiece. This constellation is also referred to as the Net. I vote
we rename it Webulum. (ha, ha!)
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