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The celestial sphere is divided up into regions, each of which is a constellation with a name like Orion, Lacerta or Andromeda. Every direction in space belongs in a constellation, for example Polaris is in Ursa Minor and Sirius is in Canis Major.
Most laypeople use the word constellation to mean a pattern of stars, but technically the proper word for that is "asterism." Most constellations have at least one famous asterism in them (the one with the same name as the constellation itself), but the constellation includes ALL the stars in that part of the sky, even those that are too faint to see, while the asterism is just the brightest stars.
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How many stars does the constellation Cepheus have?
wow i have the same question. grrr science!
How long would the space shuttle take to get to the constellation Orion?
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