# the Serpent · Serpens (Ser)

- Latin name: Serpens
- Common name: the Serpent
- Abbreviation: Ser
- Latin genitive: Serpentis
- Name pronunciation: SER-punz
- Genitive pronunciation: ser-PEN-tiss
- Sky region: Across the celestial equator
- Boundary declination range: -16.14° to 25.66°
- Chart reference: J2000
- Chart sections: 2

Charts show a fixed J2000 reference. What you can see depends on your location, the date and the time.

Serpens Caput is the head and Serpens Cauda is the tail. Together they form one constellation.

## Charts

This image was made with reference to IAU charts.

- [Serpens Caput · Light chart · SVG](https://constellations.wiki/media/styled/ser-caput-light.svg)
- [Dark chart · SVG](https://constellations.wiki/media/styled/ser-caput-dark.svg)
- [View IAU original](https://constellations.wiki/media/reference/iau/ser-caput.gif)
- [Serpens Caput · PDF](https://constellations.wiki/downloads/pdf/ser-caput.pdf)
- [Serpens Caput · GIF](https://constellations.wiki/media/original/ser-caput.gif)
- [Serpens Caput · TXT](https://constellations.wiki/downloads/boundaries/ser-caput.txt)
- [Serpens Cauda · Light chart · SVG](https://constellations.wiki/media/styled/ser-cauda-light.svg)
- [Dark chart · SVG](https://constellations.wiki/media/styled/ser-cauda-dark.svg)
- [View IAU original](https://constellations.wiki/media/reference/iau/ser-cauda.gif)
- [Serpens Cauda · PDF](https://constellations.wiki/downloads/pdf/ser-cauda.pdf)
- [Serpens Cauda · GIF](https://constellations.wiki/media/original/ser-cauda.gif)
- [Serpens Cauda · TXT](https://constellations.wiki/downloads/boundaries/ser-cauda.txt)

## How to read this chart

![Deep-sky legend](https://constellations.wiki/media/legends/legend-en.svg)

Dots mark stars, and their sizes indicate brightness. Stars appear dark on light charts and light on dark charts. Green lines show a constellation pattern. The surrounding grid gives right ascension and declination.

This is a fixed reference map, rather than a view of tonight’s sky.

- [Reading a star chart](https://constellations.wiki/en/guides/reading-star-charts/index.md)