list of constellations
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- The following lists of constellations are available: Modern constellations - a list of the current constellations. Former constellations - a list of former constellations. Chinese constellations - traditional Chinese astronomy constellations. List of Nakshatras - sectors along the moon's ecliptic. See also. Asterism (astronomy)
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- That narrow path of sky went right through the same 12 constellations (Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius and Capricornus).That path is the Ecliptic. Making the world better, one answer at a time.
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- THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS: Five major constellations are always visible above the horizon from our latitudes: Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Draco. They all revolve once in 24 hours around the North Star and stars in these are known as Circumpolar stars.
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- A constellation is a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky. They are usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and objects. In different parts of the world, people have made up different shapes out of the same groups of bright stars.
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What Are Constellations? Since different constellations are visible at different times of the year, you can use them to tell what month it is. For example, Scorpius is only visible in the northern hemisphere's evening sky in the summer. Some historians suspect that many of the myths associated with the constellations were invented to help the farmers remember them.
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- There are 88 Constellations in total. They are: 1  Andromeda (The Princess). 2  Antlia (The Air Pump). 3  Apus (The Bird of Paradise). 4  Aquarius (The Water Bearer). 5  Aquila (The Eagle). 6  Ara (The Altar).
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- The sun, the moon, and the planets travel on a set path through the sky known as the ecliptic as the Earth rotates. The list of 13 constellations they pass through are known as the stars of the Zodiac. The Zodiac constellations' names: 1  Capricorn. 2  Aquarius. 3  Pisces. 4  Aries. 5  Taurus. 6  Gemini. 7  Cancer.
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- Move your cursor over the diagram (or click here) to reveal the constellation names in their abbreviated three-letter form - the full names are listed here). Zodiac constellations are labelled in green and non-zodiac constellations in grey. A Southern hemisphere view of the labelled constellations can be seen here.
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- The following lists of constellations are available: 1  Modern constellations - a list of the current constellations. 2  Former constellations - a list of former constellations. 3  Chinese constellations - traditional Chinese astronomy constellations. 4  List of Nakshatras - sectors along the moon's ecliptic. more information...
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Cygnus (constellation) A very large constellation, Cygnus is bordered by Cepheus to the north and east, Draco to the north and west, Lyra to the west, Vulpecula to the south, Pegasus to the southeast and Lacerta to the east. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the IAU in 1922, is 'Cyg'.lpha Cygni, called Deneb, is the brightest star in Cygnus. It is a white supergiant star of spectral type A2Iae that varies between magnitudes 1.21 and 1.29, one of the largest and most luminous A-class stars known. It is located about 3200 light-years away.
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Hercules, The Warrior Constellation Hercules is the fifth largest constellation in the sky and is a northern hemispheric constellation. Its brightest star is Kornephoros which although tradition dictates that the brightest star is usually alpha, in this case, Beta Herculi is the brightest.
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How many constellations are they? For thousands of years, people looking at the night sky have grouped stars into constellations. The stars making up a constellation often seem to trace recognizable patterns. For example, the stars in Orion outline a man wearing a sword, and the stars in Maui's Fish-hook follow the shape of a fishing hook.
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Constellation Guide Constellation Guide. The International Astronomical Union recognizes 88 constellations covering the entire northern and southern sky. Here is a selection of the most familiar and easily seen constellations in the northern sky.
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Pegasus Constellation Pegasus Constellation. Pegasus constellation lies in the northern hemisphere. It is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The constellation was named after Pegasus, the winged horse in Greek mythology.
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Zodiac Constellations Virgo is also the second largest of all 88 constellations, only slightly smaller than Hydra. Covering an area of 979.85 square degrees, Aquarius is the second largest zodiac constellation and the 10th largest constellation in the sky.
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- Science >> Physics >> Astronomy. What is a constellation? A constellation is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. The pattern they form may take the shape of an animal, a mythological creature, a man, a woman, or an inanimate object such as a microscope, a compass, or a crown. How many constellations are there?
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What are constellations? Since ancient times, civilizations have assigned constellations based on conspicuous patterns of stars in the night sky. These patterns were useful for astrological predictions, navigation, as well as for communication among astronomers.
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- Constellations are patterns in the night sky often formed by the most prominent stars to the naked eye. Technically a constellation defines not just the group of stars that form their patterns but also the region of sky in which it rests.
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- Binoculars Buying Guide and Night Vision Guide. On this page we have compiled a list of the key point you need to know when choosing a binocular. For more details, visit How to Buy a Binocular guide on OpticsPlanet.com.
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- Constellations are simply groups of stars that people have named for the sake of convenience. People have been mapping constellations for thousands of years, usually naming them after mythological characters or common items that the group of stars resembles. For instance, the constellation Leo looks like a seated lion.
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Beta Volantis The International Astronomical Union recognizes 88 official constellations, which cover the entire sky. However, a lot of people use constellation in a way which is slightly … different than the definition used by the IAU.
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Zodiac Constellations Zodiac Constellations. Zodiac constellations are constellations that lie along the plane of the ecliptic, which is defined by the circular path of the Sun across the sky, as seen from Earth. In other words, the Sun appears to “pass“ through these constellations over the course of a year.
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Astronomy for Kids Interesting Facts about Constellations. 1  The largest constellation by area is Hydra which is 3.16% of the sky. 2  The smallest is Crux which only takes up 0.17 percent of the sky. 3  Small patterns of stars within a constellation are called asterisms. 4  The word constellation comes from a Latin term meaning set with stars..
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Constellation History All of the Ptolemaic constellations are still in use today. The only one you may not be familiar with is Argo Navis (the Ship Argo). In our modern constellations the Ship has been broken up into smaller parts, Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), and Vela (the Sail).
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Scorpius Constellation Scorpius belongs to the Zodiac family of constellations, along with Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces. MYTH. In Greek mythology, the constellation Scorpius was identified with the scorpion that killed Orion, the mythical hunter.
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How the Night Sky Constellations Got Their Names The other is the Lynx, one of only two animal constellations with identical Latin and English names (the other is Phoenix). This celestial feline is rather dim and hard to visualize. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) a 17th century Renaissance man placed it in the sky.