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Are all-stars constellations?
Constellations are patterns of stars, so stars cannot be constellations.
How were constellations made?
Constellations were made by human imaginations. They can be made by connecting the stars in the night sky and creating patterns. It's a great way of locating stars in the night sky.
Why are stars constellations?
Constellations are not stars. Groups of stars that look like they form various objects or shapes are called constellations.
What is the importance of constellations to mankind?
Constellations are of mainly historical importance, as a record of the way in which the human race used to think about the stars. Modern astronomers do not categorize stars according to constellations, since they have more meaningful criteria. Astrologers, of course, continue to attribute vast mystical significance to constellations.
Patterns of stars are called what?
Patterns of stars are called constellations.
Are constellations made up of stars?
yes constellations are made up of stars!!!!!
Are constellations made up of light rays from the stars?
No, constellations are imaginary patterns of stars.
Do constellations ever fade?
No - they are made up of stars. As long as the stars are there, the constellations will be there too.
What are the stars that make up the constellations?
Different stars make up different constellations...
What would you call a group of stars that aren't constellations?
A group of stars. Constellations aren't actually connected stars.
How were constellations disovered?
Constellations are human interpretation to how stars seem to make shapes and patterns. Most constellations need a lot of imagination to be seen and different cultures have interpreted them differently. The constellations are also not really there in the sense that what we see as flat images in the sky are actually three dimensional with stars hundreds of light years apart.
What do stars in constellations have in common?
Nothing whatsoever outside of the human mind, where they're considered to be associated in a pattern.
