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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
Where can you find constellation Orion?
Orion is in between Canis the Dog with the brightest star in the sky, and Taurus. The easiest location is when setting because they line up on the west horizon in a straight line. Taurus to the west looks like a sling-shot Y.
Why does the big dipper appear to change its position during the year?
Because the Earth spins on its axis and shows different parts of the sky.
Why do you see different constellations at different points of the year?
The sun is always in different places at different times.
Is the Pisces constellation close to a black hole?
What we call Pisces is an "area" of the sky, a direction, and in that direction there are numerous objects that most probably contain black holes. Among these is 3C 31 is an active galaxy and radio source located at a distance of 237 million light-years from Earth (redshift 0.0173). Its jets, caused by the supermassive black hole at its center, extend several million light-years in both directions, making them some of the largest objects in the universe.
Why is the constellation Hercules named Hercules?
At the end of the Hercules myth Hercules gets poisoned by his wife on accident, Zues was all like "ah crap", and so he was like son come and be a god and a constellation. I think this is right, im not 100%
How did the Constellation Columba get its name?
How does it gets it's name? Well, it got it's name by a man named Jeremy.. i think. Thank you. if I didnt help message me :D
When was Orion the hunter found?
orion the hunter was first found when the greeks first applied this group of stars and named them orion.
What is the right ascension and declination of the Leo constellation?
Right ascension: 11 h
Declination: +15°
What are the constellations including the border Andromeda?
These constellations border Andromeda:
Perseus
Cassiopeia
Lacerta
Pegasus
Pisces
Triangulum
What are the major stars within the constellation?
That refers to the stars that look brightest, from our point of view. These brightest stars usually have names such as alpha, beta, gamma, etc., i.e., the first letters of the Greek alphabet.
Why can people in the us only see canis major in the winter?
People in the northern hemisphere who can only see Canis Major in the Winter
are the victims of this drastic limitation because they're only willing to do their
stargazing for about an hour or two between dinner and bedtime.
If you're willing to go outside and see what's up at different times of the night,
maybe even while other people are fast asleep, you can see Canis Major from
the northern mid-latitudes at sometime during every clear night from about the
end of August until the middle of the following June.
From the south pole, you can see Canis Major in some direction 24/7 from March 21
until September 22, and you can watch it go around and around every 24 hours.
What is the closest star to earth in the constellation hydra?
LHS 3003 is the closest star to earth from constellation hydra.( 20.67 light years away )
