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What is the surface of constellations?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by the surface of constellations, configuration, an arrangement if you will of stars, elements.
Who named the stars by putting them in constellations?
People do not put stars into the constellations, unless you mean extend and include the stars you wish when you create a constellation. As telescopes unveiled more stars they had to be named by a decision of which constellation it was closer to.
Where is the great Square?
an arrangement of stars in the constellations Andromeda and Pegasus that forms a huge uneven square
Who named stars by assigning them to constellations and giving them greek letter?
Johann Bayer was the first astronomer who named the stars assigned to constellations and gave them Greek letters. He began this system in 1603.
Who named stars by assingning the to constellations and giving them greek letters?
the greeks did that
When was the constellation Leo found?
Constellations do not really exist; they are perceived patterns in the stars. Most of the classical constellations were named by the Romans.
Why the arrangement of the constellations doesn't change throughout the seasons?
The stars in the sky don't change, just our position under them.
Are all-stars constellations?
Constellations are patterns of stars, so stars cannot be constellations.
A pattern of stars in the sky?
A pattern of stars in the sky is called a Constellation!(: The name for a pattern of stars is an Asterism, of which the named Constellations are some but not all.
How did stars receive its name?
Stars received their names from the ancient Greeks and romans, who observed the constellations and named them after Greek myths.
Why are stars constellations?
Constellations are not stars. Groups of stars that look like they form various objects or shapes are called constellations.
Patterns or configurations of stars named in honor of mythological characters are called perturbations?
Constellations.
