Constellations

There are 88 constellation on our night sky.

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I have 88 of them as well ... one for each key on my piano.

The two stars in the Big Dipper that point to the North Star are Dubhe and Merak. If you draw a line from Merak to Dubhe and continue that line onward, it will lead you to the North Star, also known as Polaris.

Segin, also known as Epsilon Cassiopeiae, is a binary star system. The primary star, Segin A, has an estimated surface temperature of around 7,480 degrees Celsius. The secondary star, Segin B, has a surface temperature of approximately 4,960 degrees Celsius.

Deneb Algenubi is the traditional name for the star Delta Leonis, located in the constellation Leo. It is a binary star system, consisting of two stars orbiting around a common center of mass. The primary star is a yellow-white main sequence star, similar in temperature and size to the Sun.

Generally, stars are named with a Greek letter designating the relative brightness followed by the name of the constellation. "Alpha" and "Beta" are (generally) the two brightest stars. So the brightest star in the constellation Scorpio is "Alpha Scorpius". Most bright stars also have Arabic names; Alpha Scorpius is better known as Antares.

This pattern doesn't ALWAYS hold; for example, the red giant star Betelgeuse is Alpha Orionis, while Rigel is Beta Orionis. But Rigel is brighter than Betelgeuse! The answer is that Betelgeuse is a somewhat-variable star, and when the stars were formally catalogued, was brighter than Rigel. Betelgeuse has since dimmed a little, and is now less bright that Rigel. Some astronomers use Betelgeuse's variability as a sign that it is nearing the end of its life, and will "soon" explode as a supernova. Of course, "soon" to an astronomer means "within the next 10,000 years or so".

The famous butterfly cluster, also known as M6 or the Butterfly Nebula, is located in the constellation Scorpius. It is a beautiful open star cluster that can be observed with binoculars or a small telescope.

Hanging from Orion's belt is his sword, consisting of the multiple stars θ1 and θ2 Orionis, called Trapezium and the Orion Nebula (M42).

The Greek names for the stars of the Big Dipper are as follows:

1. Alkaid
2. Mizar
3. Alioth
4. Megrez
5. Phecda
6. Dubhe
7. Merak

One is The Southern Cross "Crux" which is the smallest of the constellations.

"Ksora" is not a recognized star in the constellation Cassiopeia. If you have the correct spelling or more information about the star you are asking about, please provide it so I can assist you further.

Andromeda, daughter of King Cephus and Queen Cassiopeia.

The Alaska state flag features the Big Dipper constellation on a field of blue. It represents the state's location in the northern hemisphere and its connection to the Arctic region.

The Southern Cross is not visible from the tip of Baja California because it is too far north in latitude. The Southern Cross can only be seen in the southern hemisphere, typically below 25 degrees north latitude.

The southern cross is visible near the horizon from tropical latitudes of the northern hemisphere, for a few hours every night, during the spring months at a latitude of 25º N or less, with unobstructed view to the South, at around 10 pm, at the end of April.

Taurus is not a physical entity with specific longitude and latitude coordinates. In astrology, Taurus is one of the twelve zodiac signs representing those born between April 20 and May 20. It is a symbol in celestial navigation rather than an actual location in space.

This is a very good question - the difference between an asterism and constellation is this: a constellation is a pattern of stars that identifies a complete object, animal or character. An asterism is a pattern of stars that is NOT a constellation.

In St. Catherine's, you're at virtually the same identical latitude as the place where I became acquainted with the stars and constellations while growing up ... in Rochester, New York. On some night of the year or other, you can see all of the stars and constellations whose declinations are greater than about - 42 degrees, or almost 3/4 of the entire sky, including all the constellations of the zodiac. At any time on anynight of the year, you can see all of the stars and constellations whose declinations are greater than about + 48 degrees, or about 1/4 of the entire sky. (That assumes that the sky is clear, and you have a clear view of it, right down to the horizon.) Pick up some cheap star charts and start looking up. Here are some great constellations and parts-of-constellations to start with ... they have distinctly recognizable patterns, formed by bright stars. -- Big and Small Dippers, (The North Star at the end of the Little Dipper) -- Cassiopeia (the big ' W ') -- Bootes (the big ice-cream cone) -- Leo (the big reverse question-mark) -- Scorpio, (with great star clouds of the Milky Way in it) -- Northern Cross, (part of the constellation 'Cygnus') -- Square of Pegasus, (and the nearby Andromeda Galaxy) -- Orion (my wife named a star for me in Orion; I need a billion-$ telescope to see it.) -- Taurus -- Plieades, (little cloud of stars, test your eyes, how many can you see ?) -- Canis Major & Minor, (the "dogs"; the nose of the bigger one is the 2nd brightest star in the sky, after the sun)) -- Gemini (the 'twins') Also ... here are some things you can see in the sky that the ancient folks who named the constellations never saw: On the internet, go to [ www.Heavens-Above.com ]. There you'll find very good advance predictions of dates and times when the International Space Station will float over your location, and exactly where to look to see it. The good, bright, visible passes are always in the first few hours after sunset, or the first few hours before sunrise; so you can always get a good look at the ISS that doesn't interfere with bed-time.

No, it is a planet. However, it is called "The Evening Star" as well as "The Morning Star" as that is when is most often seen by the naked eye. A constellation is a visual pattern of stars that seem to be grouped together.

The constellations that border Pegasus are Andomeda, Cygnus, Lacerta, Pisces, Aquarius, Delphinus, Equuleus and Vulpeca.

The Greeks may have modified them, but the Babylonians and Egyptians were ahead of them, at least on the concepts. It is fundamental human nature to try to mentally arrange random dots into patterns, and then assigning meanings to the patterns.

We still do it today. Cloud formations are areas of white and grey, formed by water vapor and condensation nuclei. Have you never seen a horse, or a dragon, or a car shape in the clouds? (When our son was little, my wife used to call them "story clouds". ) It's the same soft of human pattern creation urge that we all have.

The Kiowas believed they received friends in the sky in the form of the Big Dipper during a time of great hardship, around the 1700s. As a tribe, they faced struggles with drought and warfare, and the appearance of the Big Dipper in the sky gave them hope and comfort.

No, Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper, is a circumpolar constellation which means it is always visible in the northern hemisphere. It cannot be seen in its entirety from the southern hemisphere.

A constellation is a patch of sky. Asking how far away it is is meaningless. You could ask how far away individual stars are, but there are a lot of stars in Cygnus at many vastly different distances.

Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, is a bit of a quandary; it's variable, making its distance difficult to measure. The generally accepted value is about 2600 light years, but the Hipparchos satellite measurement is about half that, at around 1500 light years.