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What constellation will guide us to north direction?

The Big or small dipper and dont forget the bear


How far is the constellation pegasus away from earth?

A constellation is a patch of sky. Asking how far away it is is meaningless. You could ask how far away individual stars are, but there are a lot of stars in Cygnus at many vastly different distances. Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, is a bit of a quandary; it's variable, making its distance difficult to measure. The generally accepted value is about 2600 light years, but the Hipparchos satellite measurement is about half that, at around 1500 light years.


From what direction is the north pole from the US?

South, every direction from the North Pole is south.


What direction is US from sydney?

North north East


What would happen if a constellation and another constellation collided?

That isn't possible because the stars in any one constellation are all at different distances from us, and each star is moving in its own direction. There's no connection among the stars in a constellation.


Which direction is Canada to the US?

north


How far is it to the constellation Scorpio?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern, but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no such thing as a constellation's distance from us.


How far are the constellation from earth?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern, but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no such thing as a constellation's distance from us.


How far is the Leo constellation from earth?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern,but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly thesame direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's nosuch thing as a constellation's distance from us.


Can constellations help us detirmine direction?

Yes. If you have an accurate watch and a sextant, you can calculate your position quite accurately. But even without those tools, there is one constellation that will help you find north (if you are in the northern hemisphere). That constellation is Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper. Follow the two stars at the lip of the bowl of the dipper for seven times their separation, and you will (weather permitting) see a solitary, not-particularly-bright star. That star is Polaris, the North Star. The direction of that star is within one-half degree of true north.


How far is it from the Swan constellation from Earth?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern, but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no such thing as a constellation's distance from us.


How far is the fish constellation from earth?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern, but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no such thing as a constellation's distance from us.