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Got all these meanings, hope they could be of help. # Printing. Three asterisks in a triangular formation used to call attention to a following passage. # Astronomy. A cluster of stars smaller than a constellation. # Mineralogy.A six-rayed starlike figure optically produced in some crystal structures by reflected or transmitted light.
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What is the name of patterns of stars in the sky?
Either "constellations" or "asterisms".
What is an example of a asterism?
The examples of asterisms are he BIG DIPPER AND THE NORTHERN CrOSS
What the magnitudeof the little dipper?
Asterisms don't have magnitudes. Stars have individual magnitudes.
How many official constellations have astronomer's identified?
88 official constellations - but there are also some asterisms up there too. Asterisms are patterns of stars that aren't official constellations like, The Big Dipper, Orion's Belt, The Summer Triangle, etc.
What are the two different types of constellations?
Actual constellations such as Leo and asterisms such as the Big Dipper and Summer Triangle.
What are patterns of stars in the sky called?
These patterns are called "Constellation's". This is a common misconception. These patterns are actually called asterisms.
Do people from other cultures on Earth see the same stars constellations and asterisms that you see?
yes the see the same thing
What are the similaretys between asterisms and constellations?
Both terms refer to visual groupings of stars. Both terms are arbitrary human conventions with no theoretical importance.
What are patterns in the sky called?
A pattern of stars in the sky is often called a Constellation.
An example of an asterism?
The Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Northern Cross, and Orion's Belt are all asterisms. They're recognizable patterns that are parts of constellations but not complete constellations.
What is Big Dipper example of?
The Big Dipper is an example of an "Asterism" - a pattern of stars that are not a constellation. Other asterisms include Orion's belt, the summer triangle, the Little Dipper...
What are the group of stars that forms patterns called?
They are called "asterisms". Sometimes the word "constellation" is also used, though a constellation is not, strictly speaking, the pattern of stars; rather, it is defined by coordinate limits.
