Puppis Facts
Area: 673 sq. deg. (rank 20 out of 88)
Visible between latitudes 40 and -90 degrees
Best seen in March (at 9:00 PM)
Puppis, the 'Poop' Deck or Stern of the Argos, can be seen from January through May, but is best seen as the whole constellation from the Southern Hemisphere or southern US.
Puppis was originally part of the large constellation Argo Navis. When the International Astronomical Union officially defined the 88 constellations and their boundaries, they split Argo Navis into 4 parts: Carina (the keel), Vela (the sail), Puppis (the poop), and Pyxis (the compass).