ancient people sed constellations civilizations ago to tell time, not time in a day rather to tell when to sow, harvest and etc. this was successful for the time as constellations were patterns in the sky and important ones, those used to tell time, were easily remembered.
People in the southern hemisphere often use the Southern Cross constellation to help determine the direction of south. This constellation is easily identifiable and can be used as a navigational tool since its orientation can point towards the south pole.
The constellation highest in the sky in the spring depends where you are on Earth and what the time is. In New Zealand, it could be Grus the Crane in the early evening and something else in the early morning.
The Sun does not appear in any of the official constellations
A constellation of stars formed along the sky.
Its proper name is Ursa Major which is the Great Bear. The part of it that most people recognise are 7 stars, which are just part of the overall constellation. People refer to them by different names, including the Plough and the Big Dipper. People often use those names to refer to the entire constellation, or think that it is just those 7 stars that form the entire constellation, but there is more to it than those 7 stars.
In the Northern hemisphere, the constellation seen in the early winter months is Aries.
People in the southern hemisphere often use the Southern Cross constellation to help determine the direction of south. This constellation is easily identifiable and can be used as a navigational tool since its orientation can point towards the south pole.
The constellation highest in the sky in the spring depends where you are on Earth and what the time is. In New Zealand, it could be Grus the Crane in the early evening and something else in the early morning.
The constellation highest in the sky in the spring depends where you are on Earth and what the time is. In New Zealand, it could be Grus the Crane in the early evening and something else in the early morning.
The Sun does not appear in any of the official constellations
A constellation of stars formed along the sky.
Its proper name is Ursa Major which is the Great Bear. The part of it that most people recognise are 7 stars, which are just part of the overall constellation. People refer to them by different names, including the Plough and the Big Dipper. People often use those names to refer to the entire constellation, or think that it is just those 7 stars that form the entire constellation, but there is more to it than those 7 stars.
There's only one sky - Gemini is a constellation best visible during the late fall, winter, & early spring.
what did early people use steel for
About the same way that geographers use nations: "This star (city) is in this constellation (nation)," that sort of thing.
People in the US can see the constellation Canis Major only in winter because that is when the constellation rises in the early evening and is visible in the night sky. In the winter months, the position of Earth in its orbit allows for the best viewing angle of Canis Major in the northern hemisphere.
of course!!! you can use them as a map