Introduction

to
Constellatio
n
Science 2019-2020
Presented by: Golosino and Gesta
The
■ Early peoples told stories
Constellations:
about the shapes and
patterns they saw in the
stars, like connect-the-
dots. These shapes are
called Constellations.
Today astronomers
recognize 88 “official”
Constellations. These are
taken from many of the
historical constellations. 2
 Whereas some Constellations are easy to recognize,
most are not. Constellations are basically connecting
the dots or stars that make up these constellations. To
be able to see all 88 Constellations, we would need to
be at the equator.

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■ "Constellation" is the
name we give to seeming
patterns of stars in the
night sky. "Stella" is the
Latin word for star and a
constellation is a grouping
of stars. In general, the
stars in these groups are
not actually close to each
other in space, they just
appear to be close when
viewed from Earth. 4
 If we could
travel by
spaceship to
another part
of the galaxy,
we would
imagine an
entirely
different set of
Fact:
■ On Earth, we see different
constellations as we travel to
different parts of the globe. The
fact that some constellations
were visible in the northern
hemisphere and not the
southern hemisphere, and vice-
versa, was used more than 2000
years ago by Greek
astronomers to argue that the
Earth is round.
■ Long before the invention
of the telescope, early
civilizations invented star
patterns and named them
after animals, objects,
heroes, gods, and beasts
from stories and myths.
Many of these myths were
probably created to explain
changes in the sky due to
seasons, etc.
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 WHERE DID
THEY DERIVED
FROM?
In 1929 the International
Astronomical Union defined 88
constellations that are today
recognized as the "official"
constellations. Many of these
constellations are derived from the
complex creations of Greek
mythology, like Andromeda,
Perseus, and Orion. Others came
from ancient cultures such as the
Egyptians and Chaldeans and still
others were not defined until the
17th and 18th century. 8
In the past, people used the
constellations as markers. Some
used the constellations to navigate
their boats across the sea, to mark
seasons of the year, or to locate
special stars. Today, astronomers
still use constellations as a handy
marker to indicate a general area of
the sky where far away celestial
objects appear. Many of these
extremely distant objects can be
seen only with powerful telescopes.
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 Questions:
Part 1

1. What does Stella means?

2. What did early civilizations

invented?

3. Astronomers recognized, how many

constellations?

4. Many of todays (ans. In q.1) official

constellation are designed in
6. And how many years they used just to
find out that the earth is round?

7. early civilizations invented star

patterns and named them
after________,______, ______, _____, and
_______from stories and myths.

8. Do different cultures have different

constellations?

9-10.Can you write anything you know

about constellations?Why are
constellations important? Own Words
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By: Golosino,jiane and
Gesta,Grace