Tag: constellations and galaxies

Constellation is a group of stars that forms a distinctive pattern in the night sky. Constellation is not a part of the solar system

Sirius is located close to Orion. If an imaginary straight line is made to pass through the middle stars of Orion towards the East, it leads to Sirius.

A group of stars forming a recognisable shape is called a constellation. Those were made by ancient people for easy recognition of stars.

The $7$ prominent stars of Ursa Major for the shape of a big ladle in which $3$ stars form the handle and the other $4$ form the bowl of the ladle.

The other names for Ursa Major are the Big Dipper, the Great Bear and the Saptarshi.

Ursa Major can be used to locate the Pole star by extending an imaginary straight line towards the north from the last tow stars.

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.