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How are galaxies and constellations different and how are they alike?
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Constellations are 'patterns' of stars imagined by ancient civilisations and used more recently for ship navigation, they can contain stars, galaxies, nebulae, clusters and pretty much everything else. However, they are only patterns that appear to us because of our position in space, and would look different from any other point in space because of the relative positions of the stars.
Galaxies however, are large groups of stars and gas that usually contain a central black hole around which everything moves (such as our Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy), these are massive in scale, Andromeda is estimated to contain 1 trillion stars.
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How is galaxies and constellations not alike?
one thing galaxy's have planets but not constellations another... constellations look like that the stars are close but the aren't
Are constellations alike or different?
it is different
How constellations different from galaxies?
Constellations are stars put together, usually to form a ancient figure in the stars, a galaxy is much different, They have planets and in galaxies you can find constellations. Big difference
How many galaxies are in each of the 88 constellations?
There are at least 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe, so there are at least 1.14 billion galaxies in each one of the 88 constellations in the sky.
What are constellations of the big bang theory?
Constellations are components of galaxies and have little to do with the Big Bang Theory.
Do astronomers divide the sky into galaxies?
no, they divide the sky into constellations
How are spiral and elliptical irregular and irregular galaxies alike?
They are ALL galaxies.
What are the most visible constellations from NJ?
The Big Dipper and the Ursa Major are the most visible constellations from NJ. The May constellations that contains over 200 galaxies is also one of the most visible constellations from NJ.
What are 2 ways in which galaxies can differ from one another?
Constellations are patterns of stars that we see in the sky. There are 88 official constellations, like Leo, Orion, Taurus etc. We are in the galaxy called the Milky Way, as are all the stars you can see in all of those constellations. A galaxy is a massive collection of stars. We can see some other galaxies, such as Andromeda, but they just look like a clump of dust in the sky because they are so far away, and we can't pick out individual stars.
What are the stars that make up the constellations?
Different stars make up different constellations...
Does space have different galaxies?
yes, there is ten different galaxies
Why do you see different constellations in different areas of the sky during different seasons?
You see different constellation because the constellations stay in place, but Earth moves so every season you are able to see different constellations.
