title: Norma (constellation)
text: The constellation Norma is a small group of stars in the southern hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus. Its name is Latin for normal and can mean a right angle. The constellation may be pictured as a ruler, a carpenter's square, a set square, or a level.
  
  Notable features
  
  Stars
  The Milky Way passes through Norma.
  
  Deep-sky objects
  Because it is on the Milky Way, this constellation contains many deep sky objects. Galaxy NGC 6087 is a highly visible one.
  
  Shapley 1 is a planetary nebula about 1,000 lightyears away from Earth.
  
  References
  
   Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. . Princeton University Press, Princeton. .
  
  Other websites
  Norma on Robin Gatter's site 
  Star Tales – Norma
  Norma on Richard Dibon-Smith's site
  Peoria Astronomical Society: Norma 
  The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Norma
  
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