Naos (ζ Puppis) - Because the Argo Navis was originally considered as one constellation, the method of labeling stars with Greek letters is the same for all its divided parts. Therefore, in the Stern, we will not find any alpha, beta, gamma, or delta Puppis, the brightest star is ζ Puppis, which reaches a magnitude of 2.3.

ν Pup - An easily distinguishable double star is located just 26' NE of σ Puppis. The components of this pair have magnitudes of 4.7 and 5.1, with a separation of 4'.

σ Pup - A nice double star, distinguishable already with a 5 cm telescope. The main orange component has a brightness of 3.3 mag and its yellow companion at a separation of 22.3" reaches only 9.4 mag.

L2 Puppis - A clear long-period variable star belonging to the Mirid group, one of the brightest red variable stars, whose brightness varies between 2.6mag and 6.2mag in a period of 141 days. In its maximum, it is therefore very well visible even from illuminated areas, but in its minimum, it drops to the limit of visibility with the naked eye.

Struve 1104 - A beautiful, but tight pair of golden yellow stars, which however requires good seeing for clear resolution. The brightness components of 6.4mag and 7.5mag are separated by 2.1".