Constellations

After the sun the brightest star is Sirius in the constellation of Canis Major

In addition to the star Sirius (brightest star in the night sky) in the Canis Major constellation. Another bright star in the night sky is Rigel (7th brightest star in the night sky) and it belongs to the Orion Constellation. The Orion constellation is the hunter. Next to Rigel are two other stars that make up Orion's belt. The other two stars are Bellatrix (27th brightest star in the night sky) and Betelgeuse (9th brightest star in the night sky). The Orion constellation stands out on the Northern Hemisphere between the months of January and March and during the summer months in the Southern Hemisphere.

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The constellation Scorpius is visible in both hemispheres, depending on your latitude. According to EarthSky.org, early to mid July in either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is the best time to view Scorpius. EarthSky.org also says, "As seen from mid-northern latitudes, such as the central U.S., Scorpius never climbs high in the sky, but rather skitters along the horizon, so you need an unobstructed view southward to see this constellation in its entirety."

Space.com says, "In the Northern Hemisphere, Scorpius lies close to the southern horizon; in the Southern Hemisphere, it lies high in the sky near the center of the Milky Way."

Please visit earthsky.org or space.com for additional information that may be useful to your inquiry.

Donna

Library and Information Science (MLIS) Student

In total, there are 364 stars and other astonomical objects in the constellation.

It is both, as Cassiopeia is one of the constellations that can be seen all year round.

Star patterns not only don't change in a week, they don't change in a century.

However, each night the stars (appear to) rise 4 minutes earlier. That's because the Earth actually takes only 23 hours, 56 minutes to rotate precisely once. Our "day" is 24 hours, because the Earth has to spin for four additional minutes to make up for the Earth moving at 66,000 miles per hour in orbit around the Sun.

If you see a "star" that moves from night to night as compared to the rest of the stars, the "moving star" is called a "wanderer", or to use the Latin word, "planet".

because of the dog it was named after.

California is a "long" state, about 600 miles from its northernmost point to its southernmost point. Which constellations you can see depends on exactly where you are (also, whether or not there are any obstructions on the horizon).

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 azimuth and altitude of Sagittarius depend where you are on Earth and the date and time. The altitude can be anything form 0-90, and the azimuth 0-180.

Basically they stay the same, although over tens of thousands of years, they change slightly.

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No. From some parts of the world it is NEVER visible.

Perseus.

No constellation could be said to be the first. People have identified constellations since pre-historic times, so there is no record of who decided on them and which they decided on first.

As there are MANY stars here is a short list; θ Eri Achernar α Eri Achird ε Cas Acrab Beta Scorpii Acrux Alpha Crucis Acubens Alpha Cancri Adhafera Zeta Leonis Adhara Epsilon Canis Majoris Ain Epsilon Tauri Aladfar Eta Lyrae Alamak Gamma Andromedae Alathfar Mu Lyrae Alaraph Beta Virginis Albaldah Pi Sagittarii Albali Epsilon Aquarii

The Constellations was created in 2008.

The constellation is Libra.

It is only partly true. Stars have latitude and longitude just as we do on Earth, but they are called Declination and Right Ascension. A star that has a declination greater than 90 minus your latitude will never set. Such stars are called circumpolar stars. I live at 35° south so stars with declination 90-35=55° will never set. For example I can always see the Southern Cross.

Astronomers have debated several ideas about the significance of the Orion's Belt constellation. A popular idea is that it may have been the blueprint ancient Egyptians used to build the Giza pyramids.

"Little dipper" is the name of the asterism. The official name of the constellation is Ursa Minor.

Please be aware that the Little Dipper is composed of mostly 3nd and dimmer magnitude stars; you need to be in a fairly dark sky area to see it.

Constellation Brands was created in 1945.

This question can not be answered as constellations (including Monoceros the Unicorn) are made up of many stars which are all at different distances from the Earth.

Stars are grouped to make a constellations because the way you look at it,it looks that way.

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