By Willy Hillier

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Constellations

• By Willy Hillier

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Interesting Facts

• people think farmers made up constellations
• times for planting crops
• also made Myths to remember the times
• astronomers made the rest up
• there are 87 constellations
• 46 animal/mammals
• 25 objects
• 16 gods, goddess and people
• made up of a group of stars

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The Constellations

• Andromeda
• Antlia-the pump
• Apus-the bird of paradise
• Aquarius-the water barer
• Aquinas-the eagle
• Ara the alter
• Aries-the ram
• Auiga-the charioter
• Bootes-the herdsman
• Caeleum-the chisel
• Cameloparalias-the girafe

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The Constellations

• Cancer-the crab
• Canes Venatic-the hunting dogs
• Canis major-the big dog
• Canis minor-the little dog
• Capricornus-the goat
• Carnia-the ships keel
• Cassiopiea
• Centaurus-the centaur
• Cephes
• Cetus-the whale

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The Constellations

• Chamaeleon-the chamaeleon
• Ciricnus-the campus
• Columba-the dove
• Corona Australia-the southern crown
• Coma bernies-Bernice's hair
• Corona Borealias-the northen crown
• Corvus-the crow
• Crater-the cup
• Crux-the southern cross
• Cygnus-the swan

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The Constellations

• Delphiniums-the dolphin
• Dorado-the swordfish
• Draco-the dragon
• Equileus-the little horse
• Eridanus
• Fornax-the furnace
• Genini-the twins
• Grus-the crane
• Hercules
• Horologiun-the clock
• Hydra-the water snake

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The Constellations

• Hydrus-the water snake
• Indus-the Indian
• Lacerta-the lizard
• Leo-the lion
• Lepus-the rabbit
• Libra-the scales
• Lupus-the wolf
• Lynx-the lynx
• Lyra-the harp
• Mensa-the table
• Microscopium-the microscope
• Monoceros-the unicorn

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The Constellations

• Musca-the fly
• Norna-the surveyors level
• Octans-the octant
• Opiates
• Orion
• Pavo-the peacock
• Pegasus
• Perseus
• Phoenix-the phoenix
• Pictor-the esal
• Pisces-the fish

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The Constellations

• Pises Austrinus-the southern fish
• Puppis-the ships stern
• Pyxis-the ships compass
• Reticulum-the net
• Sigitta-the arrow
• Sagittarius-the archer
• Scorpius-the scorpion
• Sculputor-the sculptor
• Scutum-the shield
• Serpans-the sextant
• Taurus-the bull

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The Constellations

• Tellescopium-the telescope
• Triangulum-the triangle
• Triangulum Australe-the southern triangle
• Tucana-the toucan
• Ursa major-the big bear
• Ursa minor-the little bear
• Vela-the ships sails
• Virgo-the virgin
• Volans-the flying fish
• Vulpecula-the little fox

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The Main Constellations

• Orion
• Cassiopiea
• Andromeda
• Pegasus

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Orion

• Greek mythology hunter
• has one of the biggest stars in him(Nigel)
• in Orion's sword is the Orion nebula(a group of
  glowing gas)
• identified by three straight stars called Orion's
  belt
• one of brightest constellations

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Cassiopiea

• Queen of Ethiopia
• married to King Ceheus
• identified by W shape
• in 1572 a star appeared in Cassiopiea that shined
  all day and night, lasted about a week then
  exploded
• located in Milky Way

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Andromeda

• daughter of Cassiopiea
• sacrificed to Cetus the whale
• saved by Perseus
• in middle of Andromeda there is a galaxy called
  M13

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Pegasus

• rose from Medusas blood
• marked by great square of Pegasus
• looks like a flying horse

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Amount of stars
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