Reticulum has a few objects of interest to residents of the Southern Hemisphere. It's best viewed in the Summer (November-December) but is visible at any time of the year. To find the constellation draw a line between the two bright stars Achernar (alpha Eridani) and Canopus (alpha Carinae). Midway along this line, and about seven degrees south are the stars that form Reticulum.
Alpha Reticuli is a 3rd-magnitude star and a binary (a very faint 12 mag companion 48.5" away). The introductory remarks indicated how to find the stars of Reticulum. The region contains a large, bright spiral galaxy seen face-on, NGC 1559, situated between alpha and theta Reticuli.
Theta is a binary as well, a 6th mag star with an 8th-mag companion: PA 4º and distance 4". Looking south during the Southern Hemisperic summer (November-December), if you place alpha on the extreme eastern edge of your glasses zeta appears on the opposite side. These stars, zeta1 and zeta2 (5.5 and 5.2 respectively -- note zeta2 is the primary), form a very wide binary: PA 222º and separation 130", quite suitable for binoculars.
