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Out of the 7 or 8 bright stars of the Orion, 3 form a straight line in the middle resembling the belt of the hunter and the other four form or five form the quadrilateral.

Pole star can be located using Ursa Major by extending an imaginary line from the last two stars towards the North direction.

Hunter is another name for the constellation Orion, which can be used to locate the brightest star Sirius by extending an imaginary straight line from the three middle stars towards the East.

Cassiopeia has 5 prominent stars that shine brightly and appear like a distorted letter W or M. It is visible in the northern sky during winters early in the night.

The bright stars of Ursa Major appear to be like a big ladle with 3 stars forming the handle and 4 stars forming the bowl.

Pole star lies close to the axis of rotation of Earth and hence appears to be fixed in one position. The other stars and constellation including the Ursa Major appear to revolve around it.

Many stars form the constellation but only few of them shine brightly and can be seen through naked eyes clearly. These are the prominent stars of the constellation and those help in locating the constellation.

Cassiopeia constellation appears in the northern hemisphere and can be seen in winter during the early part of night.

Gemini Constellation is one of the zodiac constellations. Its Latin name is twins.

Orion is another well-known constellation that can be seen during winter in the late evenings. It is one of the most magnificent constellations in the sky. It also has seven or eight bright stars. Orion is also called the Hunter.