Constellations

Click on the link to your right for the location of the Coma Berenices.

The Pleiades star Cluster is also known as the "Seven Sisters" and it's found in the constellation Taurus (it's the "heart of the bull"). True stars never fall. Stars are gigantic balls of hot hydrogen and helium. The sun is a star. The other stars are vast distances away. The closest star other than the sun is over twenty five trillion (25,000,000,000,000) miles away. The so-called "falling stars" are actually meteors, very small bits of rock, usually only dust mites, which enter the earth's atmosphere at immense speeds, and burn up.

When seen from about 30 degrees north latitude, there are several constellations that "circumpolar" - they revolve around the North Star and never set. Two very distinctive constellations are Ursa Major (also known, variously, as the Big Dipper, the Great bear, and Charles' Wain) which contains seven bright stars and Cassiopeia (a.k.a. The Chair) which contains six bright stars. Ursa Major and Cassiopeia are extremely useful constellations; each is bright and distinctive, and right between them is the North Star, Polaris. In fact, if you draw a line between the two stars at the bowl of the Big Dipper, it points right toward Polaris. Polaris itself is nothing special; not all that bright, and pretty ordinary as stars go. But in the Northern hemisphere, Polaris is almost exactly north.

Ursa Major, the great bear, was supposed to be a nymph called Callisto. She was vowed to the service of the goddess Artemis, and was supposed to remain a virgin. However she was seduced/tricked (depending on the version of the myth) by Zeus and bore a son, Arcas. Hera, out of jealousy transformed her into a bear. Years later, Arcas, unknowing, was about to shoot her when Zeus saved her by turning Arcas into a bear too. He placed them both in the sky, with Arcas becoming the Little Bear, Ursa Minor.

No. A constellation is an arrangement of stars. The moon is a natural satellite of Earth.

If you have a reasonably clear view of the sky between the northwest and the

northeast, then the Big Dipper can be seen at any time on any clear night from

most of Indiana.

Venus can align with the Leo constellation at different times depending on their respective positions in the sky. Generally, Venus and Leo are most likely to align during the evening hours when Venus is visible in the western sky and Leo is rising in the east. The exact timing can vary throughout the year due to the movement of both Venus and the constellations in the sky.

Waiti, Waita, Waipuna a rangi, Tupu a nuku, Tupu a rangi, Te Potiki, Ururangi

Also known as the seven sisters or MATARIKI

By Tegan Savage

Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, and Proxima Centauri are the three main stars that make up the Centaurus constellation. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth, while Proxima Centauri is the closest known star to our solar system.

No, the pattern of stars that make up a constellation does not change. However, the positions of the stars relative to Earth may change due to Earth's rotation and orbit. Over thousands of years, the positions of stars in constellations may drift slightly.

Yes, Polaris is located in the constellation Ursa Minor, not Ursa Major. It is commonly known as the North Star because it sits almost directly above the North Pole.

The brightest star in the constellation Corona Borealis is called Alphecca. It is also known as Alpha Coronae Borealis and has a visual magnitude of about 2.2, making it the brightest star in the constellation.

Some constellations visible in the summer sky between 2am to 5am include Scorpius, Sagittarius, Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila. These constellations are typically prominent during the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Earth does not belong to a constellation, but the Sun is located in the Milky Way galaxy in the Orion Arm. The constellations we see from Earth are based on the position of stars as seen from our vantage point.

A constellation is defined as a certain "area" in the sky - similar to the lines that divide countries on a continent. All the stars in that general direction are part of the constellation - millions of them, or billions or trillions, if you include stars that are faint enough.

The constellation that is also called the sea goat is Capricornus. It is typically represented as a mythological creature with the body of a goat and the tail of a fish.

Canis Major can be seen in the southern hemisphere during the months of October to March, while in the northern hemisphere it is visible from December to early April. It is best observed in the evening sky during these times.

Alcyone, with an apparent magnitude of 2.86

Quasars help us determine the large-scale structure of the universe, as their distribution gives insights into the overall mass distribution of galaxies and dark matter. They also provide valuable information about the history of galaxy formation and evolution, as well as the properties of the intergalactic medium. Additionally, quasars serve as powerful probes for studying the physics of supermassive black holes and their influence on surrounding matter.

A star's brightness is indicated by a numbercalled its magnitude. It's a reversed scale, so brighter stars have smaller magnitude numbers. Our Sun's magnitude is approximately +5, not especially bright. Letters are used to indicate the surface temperature (and therefore the color) of a star. O, B, and A are very hot blue stars. F are white, G are yellow, K are orange, and M are the red coolest stars visible. Our sun is a G star, yellowish white.

Ptolemy's work "Almagest" lists 48 constellations recognized by ancient Greek astronomers. These include well-known ones like Orion, Ursa Major, and Scorpius. Ptolemy's catalogue laid the foundation for modern Western astronomy.

Ultimately, all constellations come from the human imagination. Constellations are purely a matter of perception. Most of the stars in any given constellation are nowhere near each other and have no true connection. If you change your perspective enough, the constellations would entirely change.

1. Mount St. Elias
2. Mount Foraker
3. Mount Hunter
4. Mount Blackburn
5. Mount Wrangell
6. Mount Spurr
7. Mount Redoubt
8. Mount Susitna
9. Mount Hayes
10. Denali (Mount McKinley)

The star Baham or Theta Pegasi is a white main sequence star of spectral class A0Vp approximately 67 light years from earth.

Constellations are used as a way of mapping surrounding space so that's its easier for us to find certain planets/stars alot easier. Also in history these constellations have being used for Astrology which is suposerly a way of reading ones future, hope this helps

below and to the right of the lowest part of the main sequence