Trivia: What is the largest constellation in the night sky?
Crux
Hydra
Scorpius
Aries
The correct answer is Hydra
So why is this answer correct? : Shaped like the mythological snake that it was named after, Hydra is the largest constellation in the night sky. It can be seen anywhere around the world located between 54 degrees north and 83 degrees south. Hydra was first recorded by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century CE and belongs to the Hercules family of constellations. Some notable celestial bodies within the constellation include the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, the Hydra Cluster of galaxies, the Porpoise Galaxy, and the Ghost of Jupiter nebula.