Constellations Elizabeth Warner UMD Observatory What are constellations
Constellations Elizabeth Warner UMD Observatory
What are constellations? n Groups of stars that form a pattern
Who made them up? n n n Good Question! Most were made up a long time ago Some were invented ~500 years ago. Oral histories, fables, myths To explain the world around them activity
Today… 88 constellations n n n n n n Andromeda Antlia Apus Aquarius Aquila Aries Auriga Boötes Caelum Camelopardalis Cancer Canes Venatici Canis Major Canis Minor Capricornus Carina Cassiopeia Centaurus Cepheus Cetus Chamaeleon n n n n n Circinus Columba Coma Berenices Corona Austrina Corona Borealis Corvus Crater Crux Cygnus Delphinus Dorado Draco Equuleus Eridanus Fornax Gemini Grus Hercules Horologium Hydra Hydrus Indus n n n n n n Lacerta Leo Minor Lepus Libra Lupus Lynx Lyra Mensa Microscopium Monoceros Musca Norma Octans Ophiuchus Orion Pavo Pegasus Perseus Phoenix Pictor Pisces n n n n n n Piscis Austrinus Puppis Pyxis Reticulum Sagittarius Scorpius Sculptor Scutum Serpens Sextans Taurus Telescopium Triangulum Australe Tucana Ursa Major Ursa Minor Vela Virgo Volans Vulpecula
Today… A Jigsaw Puzzle
Easy Constellations
Easy Constellations
Easy Constellations
Easy Constellations Roland Roberts www. astrofoto. org/images/constellations
Easy Constellations
Easy Constellations
Easy Constellations
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