STAR CONVEGENCE

LESSON 14.2
OBJECTIVE:
1. Explain that the arrangement of stars in a group
(constellation) does not change.

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Constellation

Astronomical Congress of 1928

- International Astronomical Union
recognized 88 constellations

- These are astronomically

regarded as 88 boundaries rather
than figures.

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EDMOND HALLEY (1656 – 1742)
He discovered that stars move and change positions but since they are far
away, their movement through space is not significantly observed.

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CONSTELLATIONS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Circumpolar – constellations that

can be seen all year round.

 Ursa Major
 Ursa Minor
 Cassiopeia
 Cygnus

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 Asterism - is a recognized, group
BIG DIPPER of stars within a constellation or a
cross of constellations

 Has seven stars –

four for the trapezoid
body and three for
the handle

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Cassiopeia

 Noted for the five-star

asterism that forms
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CYGNUS

 The sixteenth largest

constellation and is
recognized for its
asterism that forms a
cross and is referred
to as the Northern
Cross

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CONSTELLATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

 Crux – the smallest of 88

constellations
 Carina – the thirty-fourth
largest constellation
 Centaurus – the the ninth
largest constellation

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The arrangement of the groups of
stars in a constellation does not
seem to change because they are
very far away to notice the
difference in movement.

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Are constellations real
or just a figment of
imagination?

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