Month Best Visible
April
Hemisphere Visible
Northern and Southern
Despite its size, Hydra contains only one reasonably bright star, Alphard which is a double star. R Hydrae is a Mira variable star that can be seen in the constellation of Hydra.
The shape of Hydra shows a twisting snake, which relates to the story of Apollo and is the sanke the crow fetches with Apollo angrily casting them both into the sky.
