The Wonderful World of

Constellations

By:Grace P
 What is a constellation?
• Have you ever wondered about constellations
• You will learn about sky maps, famous constellations
and more
• Lets go high in the sky and hear about constellations
Famous Constellations
• Orion, the Hunter, famous constellation named from Greek Mythology
• It is most easily recognized constellation
• https://img1.etsystatic.com/009/1/5742776/il_570xN.411934929_a84j.jpg
• Ursa Major is also famous and very important because it points to North Star
• Ursa Major means Big Bear in Latin
• http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4XaNePY2HfQ/TaqkEJZbnjI/AAAAAAAAAs8/nIsCHpLt4-
Q/s1600/Ursa-Major.jpg
• The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major and helps point to Polaris because easy to
find in sky
• http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-media/31/148331-004-2F6DE950.jpg
How are they useful?
• They help people find there way
at night
• So we know when to harvest
• To travel across oceans
• Help our ancestors make
calendars
• Pictures in the sky help us
remember where the stars are
located
 Maps
• There are so many constellation maps
• There are Northern and Southern
Hemisphere star maps
• http://skymania.com/wp/wp-
content/uploads/2010/03/jan2011n.g
if
• Star maps are made of brightest stars
and patterns that are seen
• In the United States, we see
constellations only in the Milky Way
• They help us find certain
constellations
What can we see
• There are 88 constellations
• Some of these we can’t see
• The position of constellations
changes with the season
• The smallest constellation is Crux
• http://www.southernskyphoto.co
m/constellations/images/crux.jpg
• The largest constellation is Hydra
• http://clccharter.org/luke1/space%
20stuff/HydraConstellation.jpg
Constellations,They Really are Amazing
• They are much more than just
pictures in the sky
• Remember, there are 88
constellations
• There are still constellations
waiting to be found
• Make sure you look up at stars
tonight, you just might discover
your own constellation
Bye!!