t ion s

t el l a
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 •
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t
form ellations
a pat grou
• Th e
shap
tern
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tions
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all d
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t
view to each o ellation
ed f
g r ou rom ther, bu are NOT
t el l a
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cons o be
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rnat ons liste ed
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and t ns
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l
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fo r N
h e So e d oe
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m i s o h
t a r is He s t a rt . In
S a l e
rth have nd its po at is

s as
N o a n d
The Polaris o u fi s wh
lle d c t ly y
d i t h a
u t h ern
ca d d i re h stea as a So
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Tool
locat the Nor k no w n
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s
Pole. rs in the t all oss

s
a h n C r
appe every nig o u t her right
a c e T h eS o f 4 b
pl o n g. s ists some
l o n
year c
s an d A ll of
star r ones. p o i nt
n e r
o r t her u d imm ogethe
h e N i f y o e s e t p o l e.
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e s o uth
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Hem olaris yo hich
P w
find e to tell th.
bl r
be a ion is no
t
direc
 Polaris Southern Cross
North Star
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H t i o n s
t e l l a
Co n s ge t th e ir n am e ?
y
th e
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t do
you s
ee ?
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ancie the
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t
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nd C
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t h is
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histo g the ry
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t do
you s
ee ?
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Majo
r Wha
t
ancie the
nts s
aw
 • Ursa M
famo ajor is
also us const one of t
k e
it ha nown as llations he most
.
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r , or anion at Be
• The b Little Be called U ar,
ar Bear ody and a r. rs a
the B make up tail of t
t Be
i g Di w ha t he G
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re a t
r

o .
circu f th e c as
Ma j o

can b mpolar, onstella

e vie whic tion
Grea

• Howev wed all y means i is h

disap er, par ea r l t
p e ts ong.
fall a a r fr o o f th e
Ursa

n d re m le
appe the sky gs will
ar i n in th
The

t he w e
inter
.
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with , King of
wom the beau the God
an w tiful s, f e
Wh e h o wa s C allist ll in lov
a h un o e
w h a t n H e ra , Z t e r.   , a you n g

rsa M sa
inor
and s has hap eus' wif
f Ur On f
e t ou
t a ft
penin
g s h
e, he
ard o
in er Ca e wa s f
be a u d i n g he l listo. f u rious
t y
spea , of wh Hera s r ,  
k
Hera s, is no ich my h aid, "You
yth o

chan m or e usba r
He r a g e s Cal !"   wh e r n d
feeli left Cal l isto i e up o
nto a n
r&U

n g l i s
bear s rath to with be a r
M

.  er t h h e . 
an th r h um a
Calli o s e of n
sto r
They

n ig h t oame a
hunt in const the fo d
Majo

e
beas rs and i ant fear rest day
ts, a n
    lthou fear of of the and
gh sh o
e wa ther wild
s n ow
o n e.
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to-faday Calli
s
sudd ce with to found
a
Arca enly reco young h herself
s.  gnize unte face
d r -

rsa M sa
She him a nd

inor
as he
embrraised up r son
f Ur bear a ce he on he ,
r r h
raise was abo son.  Thi ind legs
u n
hurl d his spe t to att king tha to
it an ar an ack h t the
d kill h d im
yth o

Zeus i was , A rc
s about as
the s happene mo t h
er.  to
c e
Olym ne fro d t o be
p
into us and m his p looking
r&U

a be insta ositio down

ar al n o
so.  ntly turn on Mt. n
M

Zeus
tail a then gr ed A
rcas
nd a s p ed
They

had t
mana ugged an each b
the s ged d tu g ear b
Majo

k
her s y, Calli t o lift b ed un y its
g
on A s to a oth h til he
rcas s ig
as U Ursa Ma h into
rsa M jo
inor. r and
 
 • Nick
nam
• Beca e “The
and use of Qu e
en”
was v a n it y , h e r br
a
thro chained Cassiop gging
sky ne and to her eia
Sta to circl placed
r .  e th i n th
• At t e N or e
th
upsi i m e s sh
d
undi e down e is han
war gnified in a m ging
ning posi os t
• Cass to all. tion as
eopia

circ iopeia i a
u
cons mpolar s a nort
be v tellatio hern
iewe n, s o
Ca s s

d al
l yea it can
r l on
g.
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know us, the S
Cros n as the wan, is a
s be Nort lso
• In on
e
c ause
o f it
hern
frien m yth, 's sh
d o C y g ape.
of A f n
pollo Phaetho us is a
Phae , t he n, th
t
tryin hon fell sun god e son
us
g to into .
• drive a riv
Cy g n

Cygn the a er
us
the w dove r char
iot.
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l
turn thon. Ou search f y into
e d th t of or
e bo p
y int ity, Zeus
oas
wan.
 • Very
• Orion bright and
pers looks dist
on . very inct
.
• On e muc
h li k
repr o f Or i o ea
star esented n's legs

er
Hunt star Rigelon by the is
s in e of brig
• His t he nigh he brig ht
t t
the wo shou t sk
y .
h t es
t
star ld
Bete s Be ers ar
lgue llatr e ma
• T he f e . s ix an de o
n the

a d f
loca mou
ted s Or
whic in O ion N
h ha r i on ebul
• Siriu ngs
f rom
' s sw
ord,
a is
s
Orio

hu n t , ( C the b
ing d anis Ma e lt .
og, t jor)
rails , his
at h
is fe
et.
 • Orio
and n was
a
that in one famed
him no cre story b hunte
. atur oast r,

er
• He r e co e d
uld
the a se nt kill
Hunt a
• Orio hunter. scorpion
with n smas to s
ting
h h
he w is clu ed th
as p b, b e an
• Both oisone ut not imal
n the

side are n d. be f
s ow o ore
o
cann f th n
ot b e sk oppos
time e se y. Th ite
.
Orio

en a e
t th y
e sa
me
 • Orio
n
his m boaste
d
that ight and that so
the f he could skill as a great w
ace o k i ll a hunt as
• Hera f l
the E l the a er
arth nima
boas was alar .  ls o n

n
tful m ed a
stat
orpio
e me n a n d inapp t such
Orio a
n mu t.  Hera ropriate
he m st b e deci
i g d
out h ht one killed j ed that
e Sc
i s bo day d u st i
•Hera a st.  e cide n case
to ca
Orio sent the rry
n.  Sc o r
•
s Th

Scor pius
p iu to s t
(at t s s t u ing
h n
smas e star R g Orion
hed igel) o n th
•
p iu

Orio S corp a nd O e heel

n ius. rion
oppo and the
site
Scor

ends scorpion
of t h a
e sky re at
.