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Constellations
Constellations have fascinated astronomers for centuries. They are arbitrary formations of stars perceived as a figure or design, especially one of 88 recognized groups named after characters from classical mythology and various common animals and objects. Questions about the various constellations of stars are what this category is all about.
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What is the nickname of the constellation Delpinas?
I can only presume you mean the constellation Delp(h)inus.not Delpinas.
Delphinus,a constellation visible in the Northern Hemisphere is known as the Dolphin as Delphinus is the Latin name for that mammal
What is the Orion constellation story?
There is no exact story in any astral myth. They all vary. Sometimes because they mark a different date as in Damuzi (Mars) turning around in Scorpio, or turning around in the Gazelle constellation (?), which ever that one is. One example is the Phoenix story, not all of them say when the egg hatches that it comes out as a worm. And some do not mention an egg at all, it is reborn from ashes when it burns at death. To ask for the original story is like finding the original wife Mrs.Santa Claus
A lot of myths are saying it is Nimrod the hunter. It sets above the star Sirius (Sothis) which is the eye of the dog in the west but rises as 70-day Anubis the resurrected man. After Orion rises, then this Sothis does under it as Leo rises to the left toward the north and Leo cuts overhead to the south while Orion is directly south. I would think that since some claim Orion is Horus that it is an hour-glass. Egyptians had sand clocks in which the sand funnels down in a trickle. Horus is a new born never existing before, while Osiris is that which dies and comes back as Horus reborn. A heliacal-rise after absence is both Horus and Osiris (the new born and reborn). If counting a cycle from rise to rise, the first date would be a Horus date, and the second date the Osiris date. This means observing a span of Venus you may look at Venus and call it a Horus date, meaning your first date of observation. You now wait for Venus to cycle perhaps 584 days or perhaps you wait for the same stars and that takes 8 years so that the date it rises again is called its Osiris date, died and reborn, its rebirth date. Now as regards the Horus sun this would be a rebirth as in sunrise, but it could also be summer solstice or winter solstice. And hours vary by season so the way to establish the hour is by the noon sun. So the HOUR or the HORUS is noon of which at night you would have Orion the HOUR glass to the south. This uses Orion to the south on meridian instead of watching the pole stars to the north. So they say the waist of the hour-glass is the waistband of the hunter (Nimrod), yet it is easier to see the hour-glass or Egyptian sand funnel than it is to see the skin-garment of a man with no arms or head or legs. Or is it legs spred and arms out-stretched? Astrology can be like Catholics who see the face of Mary in the paint, or Jesus in spilt wine, or Noah in the wood grain.
Is Alpha Bootis a star in bootes constellation?
Yes. Alpha, The first letter of the Greek Alphabet, means it is the brightest star in the constellation. Bootes identifies the Constellation.
A few very bright stars have a single name.
Why do constellations appear to be in different places at different times of the year?
This is due to the rotation of the Earth and moon. Sometimes, you may have been able to see constellations, but the moon blocked them. Other times, the spinning of the Earth may let you see a constellation at one moment, then not the next. (This is not true. I meant to say that you can see it one day, but not the next day.) For example, a constellation could be seen for a week straight, then suddenly not be seen the next day.
What type of stars are in Phoenix?
Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.It is named after the Phoenix a mythical bird. There are only two stars in the whole constellation which are brighter in magnitude 5.0.Alpha Phoenicis is named Ankaa , an Arabic word meaning "The Phoenix"
Yes
What constallation is known as the southern cross?
Crux is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations
What time of year can the big dipper be seen from Ohio?
The parts when it's night. The big dipper is a circumpolar asterism and is visible year-round from most locations north of the tropics.
What is the meaning of the name of the star beta herculis in the constellation Hercules?
it means u blow
What constellation looks like a winged horse which includes four stars known as the great square?
Pegasus
Are all constellations visible all the time?
No. As we orbit the Sun different constellations become visible, but we can only see them when it is dark. Constellations are in the sky during daylight, but the Sun is so bright, we cannot see them. A few months after that, they start to be visible in the evenings and soon at night, by which time other constellations are in daylight and cannot be seen. You will see any constellation at the same time of year, every year. So the constellations you see in the night sky tonight are the same as the ones you will see on this date in any other year. The only thing that will differ is where the Moon and planets are.
Constellation will never change except when one of the stars explode in that constellation
This is correct, but can be more in depth.
Constellations themselves don't really change, it's more of what we can see. Many of the stars we see are actually burned out, and we are seeing th elight traveling towards us.
When the light reaches us, we cease to see that star, and thus that constellation would change.
However, this takes a long amount of time, so constellations change little over long amounts of time.
