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Why do some constellations such as ursa minor are visble in the sky year round other constellations appear for only part of the year?
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What constellations are circumpolar (visible all year, at any time of the night) depends on your latitude. If you are (for example) at a latitude of 50° north, then any start that is 50° or less from the sky's north pole will never go below the horizon. For a more detailed explanation, read the Wikipedia article on "Circumpolar star".
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Why doesn't the constellation Scorpio appear at the same time Orion appear?
Probably becasue it is in another part of the sky.There is a mythological significance to this, but since it's just a made up story, it has nothing to do with the actual reason why, which is that the two constellations are very nearly opposite each other in the sky.
Where did ursa major constellation come from?
Ultimately, all constellations come from the human imagination. Constellations are purely a matter of perception. Most of the stars in any given constellation are nowhere near each other and have no true connection. If you change your perspective enough, the constellations would entirely change.
How did Taurus get up in the sky?
The same way as all the other constellations. With human imagination.
When circumpolar stars can be seen?
Circumpolar constellations are those that never set below the horizon. The further north (or south) one travels, the more constellations are circumpolar. Where I live, above the 45th parallel, most of the Big Dipper stars are circumpolar, but Arcturus is not, and the constellation of Orion sets below the horizon in the summer. Equatorial constellations are those that pass directly overhead when one is between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. I believe these are primarily the 13 constellations of the zodiac.
Why do all of the stars in a constellation appear closer together?
In most cases stars in constellations only appear close to one another because they are in the same direction in the sky even tho they may be 100's of light years apart. The classic example is the constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is only 4.3 light years away where as it's "close neighbour" Beta Centauri is 350ly away. A way of demonstrating this is to close one eye and hold 1 finger on each hand at arms length and the other half way between your 1st finger and your eye. They appear close to each other but are in fact a distance apart.
Is ursa minor near any other constellations?
Yes
What constellations are in the little dipper?
No, it's the other way round - the Little Dipper is part of a constellation, the constellation of Ursa Minor.
What do constellations appear to do?
Constellations appear to form images in the night sky, but each of the stars are extremely far away fron each other. They just line up from our own viewing points.
Would constellations appear different if you traveled to the nearest star?
yes constellations are relative in comparison with where you are located in the universe. depending on where you travel some constellations may stay the same while other will drastically look different.
What causes constellations to appear and then disappear?
Constellations doesn't take the same shape forever, as over time, the stars that make up the shape start to move away from each other.
Is the constellation cancer near any other famous constellations?
In the Northern sky..Cancer(the Crab) is the faintest of the known constellations,To the naked eye,the "nearest" constellations are; Leo(the Lion) Leo Mionor,Gemini(the Twins)Canis Minor(the Lesser Dog) and Hydra. Nearest of course,is very relative,as these Suns and Stars are many light years apart
Does the big dipper touch the little dipper?
The stars themselves don't touch, no. The constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor do border each other, if that's what you were trying to ask.
Why do constellations change shape?
The actual boundaries of the constellations do not change, but because all stars are moving, the shapes appear to change. e.g. Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) will be a different shape in 100,000 years as the stars that comprise it are all moving relative to each other.
What other constellations are near Ursa major?
Bootes, Draco, Camelopardalis, Lynx, Leo Minor, Come Berenices, and Canes Venatici. They all share common borders with Ursa Major.
What is other name for galaxy?
CONSTELLATIONS
Does Taurus have relationship with other constellations?
It borders seven other constellations. They are Auriga, Perseus, Aries, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion and Gemini.
Why do you use the North Star to navigate?
because it's directly above the north pole so doesn't appear to move unlike all other stars and be used as a reference point to find other constellations
