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| Constellations |
The first thing you need to know is that constellations are not real.
The constellations are totally imaginary things that poets, farmers and
astronomers have made up over the past 6,000 years (maybe more). The real
purpose for the constellations is to help us tell which stars are which,
nothing more. On a really dark night, you can see about 1000 to 1500 stars.
A collection of stars visually nearby each other as seen from the Earth,
which appear to form a shape or picture in the sky. For example, Crux
(the Southern Cross), or Scorpius (the scorpion).
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Here
is a photo of Orion constellation as you see it in the night sky.
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When
you look in a sky atlas, you might see diagrams like this. Obviously,
this is very different from the photo above. |
| Northern Hemisphere Constellations |
Winter
Andromeda, Aries, Auriga, Bootes, Cancer, Canes Venatici, Canis Major,
Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Columba, Cygnus, Draco, Eridanus,
Fornax, Gemini, Hercules, Hydra, Lacerta, Leo, Lepus, Lyra, Orion, Pegasus,
Perseus, Taurus, Triangulum, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor.
Spring
Andromeda, Aries, Auriga, Bootes, Cancer, Canes Venatici, Canis Major,
Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Columba, Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis,
Cygnus, Draco, Eridanus, Fornax, Gemini, Hercules, Hydra, Lacerta, Leo,
Lyra, Monoceros, Orion, Perseus, Pisces, Puppis, Serpens Caput, Taurus,
Triangulum, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Virgo.
Summer
Andromeda, Aquarius, Aquila, Auriga, Bootes, Cancer, Canes Venatici, Cassiopeia,
Cepheus, Columba, Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis, Cygnus, Delphinus,
Draco, Eridanus, Fornax, Gemini, Hercules, Lacerta, Leo, Libra, Lynx,
Lyra, Monoceros, Ophiuchus, Pegasus, Perseus, Puppis, Sagittarius, Scorpius,
Scutum, Serpens Caput, Serpens Cauda, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Virgo, Vulpecula.
Fall
Andromeda, Aquarius, Aquila, Aries, Auriga, Bootes, Cancer, Canes Venatici,
Canis Minor, Capricornus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Columba, Corona
Borealis, Cygnus, Delphinus, Draco, Hercules, Hydra, Lacerta, Lynx, Lyra,
Ophiuchus, Pegasus, Perseus, Pisces, Piscis Austrinus, Puppis, Sagittarius,
Sculptor, Scutum, Serpens Caput, Serpens Cauda, Taurus, Triangulum, Ursa
Major, Ursa Minor, Vulpecula. |
| Southern Hemisphere Constellations |
Summer
Aries, Auriga, Cancer, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Carina, Centaurus, Cetus,
Columba, Crux, Dorado, Eridanus, Fornax, Gemini, Grus, Hydra, Lepus, Monoceros,
Orion, Perseus, Phoenix, Pisces, Piscis Austrinus, Puppis, Sculptor, Taurus,
Triangulum, Tucana.
Fall
Ara, Auriga, Bootes, Cancer, Canes Venatici, Canis Major, Canis Minor,
Carina, Centaurus, Columba, Coma Berenices, Crux, Dorado, Eridanus, Fornax,
Gemini, Hydra, Leo, Lepus, Libra, Lupus, Lynx, Monoceros, Orion, Phoenix,
Puppis, Scorpius, Serpens Caput, Tucana, Ursa Major, Virgo.
Winter
Aquarius, Aquila. Ara, Bootes, Canes Venatici, Capricornus, Carina, Centaurus,
Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis, Crux, Delphinus, Dorado, Eridanus, Grus,
Hercules, Hydra, Leo, Libra, Lupus, Lyra, Ophiuchus, Phoenix, Piscis Austrinus,
Puppis, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Scutum, Serpens Caput, Serpens Cauda, Tucana,
Vela, Virgo.
Spring
Andromeda, Aquarius, Ara, Aries, Capricornus, Carina, Centaurus, Cetus,
Columba, Crux Cygnus, Delphinus, Dorado, Eridanus, Grus, Lupus, Lyra,
Ophiuchus, Pegasus, Phoenix, Pisces, Sagittarius, Serpens Cauda, Scorpius,
Scutum. |
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