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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.

3,677 Questions

What constellation is Jupiter near?

Constellations are star alignments, and since our sun is the closest star for both planets its the same as for earth. even worse, stars in a constellation are at vastly different distances apart from each other so the only way to figure it out the average distance

Where are circumpolar constellations located?

For example, if you live at a latitude of 50° north, the circumpolar stars will be all stars that are up to 50° around the celestial north pole.

As another example, if you live at a latitude 30° south of the equator, the circumpolar stars will be all those that are in a circle up to 30° around the celestial south pole.

How did the constellation canis major get its name?

Canis Major means Big Dog and to the ancient civilisations it looked like a big dog.

When do you find the constellation cancer?

Mostly, you can't.

The classical astrological signs are "Sun Signs"; that is the constellation that the Sun WAS in about 2500 years ago. Because of the "precession of the equinoxes", the Sun is actually one zodiac sign earlier now; during Cancer, the Sun is actually in the constellation of Gemini.

But even so, at the beginning of July, the constellation Cancer is very low in the western sky at sunset; since none of the Cancer stars are especially bright, you probably won't see it.

What is special about the constelation of Leo?

The Sun does not belong to any constellation. This is because our Earth goes around the Sun. As a result, the Sun moves in the sky relative to the other stars. So, the Sun appears to move through the constellations of the zodiac, which is why you hear that the Sun is in a particular zodiac constellation in a particular month. For example, in September, the Sun is in the constellation of Virgo. In October, it will go to the constellation of Libra, and so on.

What time would the constellation carina be visible in johnstown?

In the USA alone, we see cities, towns, or villages of Johnstown in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Colorado.
As it turns out, we don't have to concern ourselves with the problem of which one the question is referring to, as
the answer is the same for any of them.

The brightest star in the constellation Carina is Canopus ... second brightest star in the night sky, after Sirius,
and often used as a reference target for automated spacecraft navigation. Canopus is just about the
northernmost extent of the constellation Carina ... the rest of the constellation is south of Canopus.

The celestial declination of Canopus is -52.7 degrees. What that means is that if you're north of latitude
37-18N, then Canopus ... and the rest of Carina ... is never above your horizon.

That latitude is roughly the line across San Jose CA, Durango CO, Coffeeville KS, Springfield MO,
Paducah KY, and Roanoke VA. ON this line, Canopus just touches the horizon. North of the line, it's
never visible.

So, none of Carina is ever visible from any of the Johnstowns that we were able to find in the US. Sorry.

Which constellation has the star arcturis?

The star Arcturus is part of the constellation Boötes. It is the brightest star in this constellation and the fourth-brightest star in the night sky. Boötes is known for its kite-shaped pattern of stars that represents a herdsman or a plowman.

How does earth revolution affect the viewing of constellation?

As earth orbits the sun, different constellations come into view while others disappear. Circumpolar constellations are visible all year long, other constellations are not.

How far away is the big dipper from earth?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern,

but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the

same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no

such thing as a constellation's distance from us.

How did astronomers discover that the star Sirius was moving away from earth?

They craped in the toilet and Looked up in the sky and said sh!t Sirius is moving away from earth.

Difference between an Omega Constellation and an Omega Constellation Double Eagle?

From the pictures they look differ in Bracelet and Case design. Double Eagle has a more elegant bracelet and I guess is newer.

Constellation 09 series is pretty much look alike older double eagle (model # 1511.30) with 35mm Case Diameter while the newer Double Eagles (like 1513.51) have 38mm case diameters.

Constellation 95 Case = 33.5 and 35.5

Constellation 09 Case = 35mm (model # 123.10.35.60.01.001)

Constellation Double Eagle 1513 = 38 mm

Constellation Double Eagle 1511 = 35 mm

If a star in a constellation explodes what will happen to the constellation?

Depending on which constellation, somewhere between then next 20 and 2000 years people will see that star explode; the constellation will appear different for a year or five, and then disappear, leaving a whole in it.

What is the best time of year to view Capricorns?

Capricorn is the tenth sign of the Zodiac, December 22 to January 19. I guess this is the best time to view them.

Where would we find the oldest known drawings of constellations?

Lascaux, France, 17,000 years ago Frank Edge's discovery began as a moment of pattern recognition, and it would take an astronomer's familiarity with the constellations to see it. Edge was just gazing at photos of the famed cave paintings at Lascaux, France, when he quickly identified the Pleiades in a series of six dots over the shoulder of the most prominent bull. He kept looking at the six figures, four of them bulls, that make up the Hall of Bulls mural. The more he looked, the more representations of stars he began to see in the outline of those figures. Now that he's sorted it all out, he can tell you that what he saw were new constellations, arbitrary groupings of stars, that are bigger than those we know today. The body of that dominant bull incorporates the constellation Taurus, of which the Pleiades is a part. In the next bull, he found Orion and Gemini, and in the next Leo, with portions of Virgo. In the next figure, a horse's head is the feet of Virgo, and at the far end of the mural, a curious unicorn is made up of Scorpius, Sagitarrius and Libra. All the dots are in the right place, with appropriate shapes says Edge. With the Pleiades, we have it easy, with dots matching dots. All the rest are what you get when you connect dots into pictures. It was time to turn to the computer for verification. Using Sky Globe, Edge went backwards in time to the date archeologists assign the cave paintings, based on cave floor pollen samples. And there the computer-generated pictures of the positions of the stars showed those very same constellations, all neatly lined up on the horizon on the summer solstice of 15,000 B.C., 17,000 years ago. He had confirmed the painting's date.

Can you name 3 constellations?

Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and Pisces Sagittarius, Taurus, and Leo

What color are the largest stars?

Blue I think... the hotter and bigger they are they will generally become blue or purple. When it gets old though and basically self destructs it can be red.

The largest stars are red stars which are coming to the end of their life cycle