Constellations

Yes - they do. As Earth makes it's yearly journey around the sun, we see different parts of space and different patterns of stars at night. The constellations we see on a winters night are in the daytime sky during the summer. The sun's light drowns them out and we can't see them or any stars in the daytime. But, ancient people used the constellations to determine when to harvest and when to plant. When the rains were coming and when it would be dry. When animals migrate and when they hibernate. That's why Capricornus (half goat half fish) Aquarius (water bearer) and Pisces (the fishes) are the constellations that have some reference to water - they also represent the months of January, February and March. Well, those months make up the rainy season. Those constellations marked the position of the SUN in the WET months of winter.

The Pegasus constellation can be seen in the night sky during the fall and winter months in the northern hemisphere. It is generally visible from September to February.

There are 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone - we can't name them all because we haven't seen them all. There are BILLIONS of GALAXIES in our universe... Just think how many stars there are to name!

The Constellation Serpens is one of the 48 discovered by the Greco Roman astrologrt Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD.It is in the Northern hemisphere and quite literally to the naked eye,due to the fact that it is a long,narrow,"string" of stars it is snake-like,hence Serpens.The constellation is actually split into 2 separate parts.the "Serpents Head" and "the Serpents Tail".In between is Orphicus,known as the "Serpent Bearer"

Some constellations that can be seen during December include Orion, Taurus, Gemini, and Canis Major. Orion is notable for the three bright stars in a row that form his "belt." Taurus features the prominent star cluster Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Gemini is known for its two bright stars, Castor and Pollux, and Canis Major showcases the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius.

Canis Major is located in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is best visible in the winter months in the northern hemisphere, and it can be found between the constellations of Orion and Puppis. Within Canis Major, there is the bright star Sirius, which is the brightest star in the night sky.

Draco (the Serpent) was first recorded in the 2nd century AD by Ptolemy the Greco/Roman/Egyptian astronomer.Draco is one of 48 constellations identified by Ptolomy and remains one of the 88 modern Constellations in our skies

It is like their way of doing things at least the Greek way it was also a pass time people would look for shapes it was like a HUGE game of connect the dots!!!!

1. Boötes
2. Hercules
3. Lyra
4. Cygnus
5. Cepheus
6. Ursa Minor
7. Camelopardalis
8. Ursa Major

The word "asterism" is used to refer to a pattern or grouping of stars that is not on the International Astronomical Union's list of constellations. But an Asterism IS NOT a constellation - it can be a pattern like the Big Dipper (which is part of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear), Orion's Belt, The Summer Triangle, etc.

The largest constellations of the celestial sphere are Hydra and Ursa Major. Hydra is the largest constellation overall, spanning over 1,300 square degrees of the sky. Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the largest northern constellation and contains the well-known Big Dipper asterism.

Greek to Latin are the 88 Astronomical Union's constellation names, however, most stars have Arabic names due to Classical names being lost after the fall of the Roman empire. The brightest stars have the names that they always had however, Vega, Sirius, etc, but Aldebaran, Hamal are Arabic. Star names such as Alpha Centauri, Gamma Cassopeia are Greek, Bayer names.

When Ogg was in his cave without Mrs Ogg, a sudden urge came to him as he observed the celestial constellation of Virgo - the virgin. It was just too much, and as he wondered what had just happened, he realised that he had discovered sperm.

Amazing how discoveries are so simple.

aquila

The Water Monster or Sea Serpent

Aquila. It is just to the north of Capricorn and Sagittarius.

capricornus

The legend for the Gemini (pronounced: jem-in-i) constellation is this:

There were twins named Castor and Pollux. They were only half brothers because they had the same mother but different fathers. They had a sister named Helen. They went to fight in the Trojan war so that Helen could return to her husband. In battle, Castor died. Pollux was devestated. He asked his father Zeus (Jupiter) if he could share his immorality with Castor. Zeus agreed and the brothers were reunited as the Gemini constellation.

In the Northern Hemisphere from June through February

The right hand edge of the pot in the big dipper (ursa major) points to Polaris, the north star. Follow the stars from the lower right to the upper right corners of the pot, and you will find the north star. The north star is also the end of the handle of the little dipper (ursa minor).

In the northern hemisphere, the north star never moves in the night sky, no matter what time of night, all the other stars move from east to west over the course of the evening. The north star is due north of the north pole.

The number of degrees the north star is above the horizon will always indicate the lattitude of the observer. For instance, Boston is at around 42 deg N lattitude, the north star is around 42 deg above the horizon when looking north.

The Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable groups of stars in the sky. The pointer stars in the bowl of the dipper point toward the North Star.

The little dipper is in our Milky Way Galaxy, actually not all that far from us. It is above the big dipper, so that it appears to be pouring into the big dipper. If you can see the north star, that is the tail (or end of the handle) of the little dipper. The middle stars of the little dipper are somewhat faint, but the two outside stars of the top and bottom of the little dipper pan are about as bright as the north star.