The Wonderful World of Constellations

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The Wonderful World of Constellations By:Grace P

What is a constellation? Have you ever wondered about constellations You will learn about sky maps, famous constellations and more Lets go high in the sky and hear about constellations

Famous Constellations Orion, the Hunter, famous constellation named from Greek Mythology It is most easily recognized constellation https://img1.etsystatic.com/009/1/5742776/il_570xN.411934929_a84j.jpg Ursa Major is also famous and very important because it points to North Star Ursa Major means Big Bear in Latin http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4XaNePY2HfQ/TaqkEJZbnjI/AAAAAAAAAs8/nIsCHpLt4- Q/s1600/Ursa-Major.jpg The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major and helps point to Polaris because easy to find in sky http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-media/31/148331-004-2F6DE950.jpg

How are they useful? They help people find there way at night So we know when to harvest To travel across oceans Help our ancestors make calendars Pictures in the sky help us remember where the stars are located

Maps There are so many constellation maps There are Northern and Southern Hemisphere star maps http://skymania.com/wp/wp- content/uploads/2010/03/jan2011n.g if Star maps are made of brightest stars and patterns that are seen In the United States, we see constellations only in the Milky Way They help us find certain constellations

What can we see There are 88 constellations Some of these we can’t see The position of constellations changes with the season The smallest constellation is Crux http://www.southernskyphoto.co m/constellations/images/crux.jpg The largest constellation is Hydra http://clccharter.org/luke1/space% 20stuff/HydraConstellation.jpg

Constellations,They Really are Amazing They are much more than just pictures in the sky Remember, there are 88 constellations There are still constellations waiting to be found Make sure you look up at stars tonight, you just might discover your own constellation

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