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Constellations are a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky.
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Do constellations orbit planets and if they do what ones?
Constellations are groups of stars. A planet orbits a single star. No, constellations do not orbit planets.
Why are stars constellations?
Constellations are not stars. Groups of stars that look like they form various objects or shapes are called constellations.
Ursa Major Orion and Andromeda are fixed groups of stars What are such fixed groups of stars called?
constellations
Ursa Major Orion and Andromeda are fixed groups of stars called?
constellations
Which of these groups of people first initiated the modern system of recognizing constellations?
Greeks.
Why did you use constellations?
Constellations are used to identify groups of stars in the sky. It is easier to refer to the 88 constellations than to remember the location of each star. It's like dividing a city into neighborhoods, instead of houses.
What are the different star groups in space?
There are constellations, groups of stars or star clusters that look like an animal/person/thing.
What are fixed groups of stars like Ursa Major and Orion and Andromeda called?
They are constellations.
The Southern Cross Orion's belt and the big dog are groups of stars known as?
Constellations.
What are groups of stars whose positions in the sky seem to change as Earth moves?
Constellations
Are constellations real?
Constellations are groups of stars that are associated by the human tendency to identify patterns and assign labels to them. In that sense, they are as real as ethics, nations, justice, and political parties.
How many groups of stars have been named that ancient astronomers placed in groups?
Hundreds of different constellations have been proposed, by groups of people from every walk of life. Currently there are 88 officially recognized constellations that divide up our night sky, which aid astronomers in locating objects and events.
