Constellations

The Little Dipper is part of the Ursa Minor constellation and is home to the North Star, also known as Polaris. Other notable stars in the Little Dipper include Kochab and Pherkad, which form the two outer stars in the bowl of the dipper.

No. Constellations are just patterns of stars as seen from Earth. In reality they are all different distances from us and have no connection to each other. They are all kinds of different stars in terms of size, type, heat, distance and of course age.

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In the northern hemisphere, Cancer the Crab is visible BEST in late Fall, Winter and early to mid Spring. Although, it's the DIMMEST constellation and isn't visible in most areas due to light pollution. The planet Mars is IN Cancer right now (4/23/10) and will be for a few more months

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Vega is found in the Lyra constellation, also known as the harp constellation. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and is easily recognizable.

Antares is visible in the summer evening sky(now - 8/24/09). If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, look to the south around 9:00pm - 10:00pm and you will see bright, reddish Antares, approximately 30 degrees above the horizon.

The open cluster of stars visible in the constellation of Taurus is the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. It is one of the closest star clusters to Earth and is easily visible to the naked eye. The Pleiades cluster contains hundreds of hot, young stars formed within the last 100 million years.

The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called the zodiac. It is a band of sky along the ecliptic, divided into 12 astrological signs representing different periods of the year. Each planet moves through these signs as it orbits the Sun.

During the daytime, the brightness of the sun overwhelms the comparatively dim light from the stars that make up constellations, making them impossible to see. The scattering of sunlight in the Earth's atmosphere also diminishes the contrast between the stars and the sky, further obscuring the visibility of constellations during daylight hours.

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Star patterns change constantly - very, very slowly - over periods of tens of thousands of years. This is due to all of the stars in our galaxy, The Milky Way, spinning around the galactic center, as it moves through the universe. However, the life span of human beings is so short, relative to the period of time for noticeable changes to occur in the universe, that they never become noticeable. 50,000 years from now, all of the constellations will look differently from the way they look tonight.

Slaves called the Big Dipper the "Drinking Gourd" because its shape resembled a gourd or ladle that could be used for drinking water. Slaves used the Drinking Gourd as a navigational tool to help them escape to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

Canis Majoris is not a star but a constellation. It contains many stars, but the most famous one is Sirius, also known as the "Dog Star." Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and is easily visible from Earth.

In Greek mythology, the constellation Leo represents the Nemean Lion that terrorized the region of Nemea. It had fur invulnerable to weapons, and was eventually defeated by Heracles as the first of his Twelve Labors. The gods then immortalized the lion by placing it in the stars as the constellation Leo.

There are 88 officially recognized constellations, and about 33 of them are visible in the southern hemisphere. Some famous southern hemisphere constellations include Crux (the Southern Cross), Centaurus, and Carina.

Achernar (Alpha Eridani), sometimes spelled Achenar, is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus. It is a type B3 star which means it has a temperature range of 10,000--30,000 K and will appear blue white.

3.3 million light years is also termed as the distance of 1 megaparsec.

The constellation Perseus can best be seen during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The constellation appears to be the body of a man possibly holding a weapon or the head of Medusa.

Sagittarius B is a complex region of the Milky Way galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is a part of the larger Sagittarius molecular cloud, which is one of the most active star-forming regions in our galaxy.

Saiph is a supergiant star, which is the biggest and brightest class of stars. However, it has used the hydrogen in its core and is losing mass; it will eventually collapse in on itself and become a supernova.

Ursa Major or big dipper (Great Bear) and Ursa Minor or little dipper (Little Bear)

Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky that represents the stern of the mythical ship Argo Navis. It is typically depicted as a sailing ship, honoring the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology.

The southern sky constellation that shares its name with a group of highly intelligent people is Mensa. It is named after Table Mountain in South Africa, where it was observed by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century.