Hydrus, the water snake, was noted by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirszoon Keyser and
Frederick de Houtman who charted the southern skies between 1595 and 1597 on a
voyage to the East Indies. The constellation was introduced by Johann Bayer in his 1603
publication Uranometrica.
| Lens : | 50mm |
| Exposure : | 20 Minutes. Diffuse filter used. |
| Film : | Kodak Supra 400 |
| Date : | August 2003 |
| Guiding : | Vixen GPDX |
| Location : | Kaituna, Masterton, New Zealand |