CONSTELLATIONS

WHAT IS A CONSTELLATION
- A pattern or group of stars that people imagined to represent a figure, animal, or object

CULTURE

• Western culture there are 88 constellations
• Most of their names come from the Greeks
• The Greeks took the names from the Egyptians and Meso.
• Some constellations names come from latin words
• Some are named for people, animals, and Greek myths

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FINDING CONSTELLATION

• Star chart can help you find constellations in the night sky
• The big dipper isnt a constellation it is actually a group of stars
• The northern star is called polaris and is a very bright star
• It is called the north star because it is very close to the north pole
• There are also star charts for all 4 seasons

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