Constellation

Teacher Novy Creta

 The Crew
Objectives:

Define what Identify star patterns that can be Recognize the important role of
constellations are seen at a particular time of the constellation in ancient and modern
year times
 Constellation
is the group of stars that form imaginary patterns in the sky. In this modern
day, constellation is a set of stars with a recognized pattern in a region with
01 well-defined boundaries.

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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has identified a
total of 88 constellations in the sky.

Celestial Sphere- is the imaginary sphere where star from

different distances are lying.
 How do
constellations
get their
names?
 Animal Constellation

● Animal Constellation- The stars in constellations are

imaginarily linked together to form various images of
an object, an animal, or a person in the sky.

● Examples: Aquila, Scorpius

Aquila- a constellation that resembles an eagle.

Scorpius- a constellation that resembles scorpion

 mythology
• Other well-known
constellations are named
based on Greek mythology

Examples: Andromeda and

Orion

Andromeda- named after the princess of Ethiopia.

Orion- named after a Greek hunter; most visible

constellation and can be seen throughout the world
Another popular constellations are the Ursa
Major which means “The Great Bear” and
its counterpart which is smaller called the
Ursa Minor or “The Little Bear”. What
makes these constellation popular are the
smaller patterns of star within them. For
instance, the Big Dipper which is composed
of seven star is found in the Ursa Major while
the Little Dipper is present in the Ursa
Minor. The North Star or Polaris is found in
the Little Dipper.

Asterisms- Smaller patterns found in

constellation
Where can constellation be found?
Some constellations are only seen on the Northern Hemisphere while some are seen on the
Southern Hemisphere only. However, there are some constellations that can be seen in both
North and South Hemisphere.
Due to the movement of
the earth on its axis and
its revolution around the
sun different
constellations are
observed. This is why
some constellation may
only be seen at a
particular time of the
year.
 There are some
constellations that are
seen year-round,
meaning they do not set
at all. They are known
as the circumpolar
constellations. These
groups of stars
surround the Polaris or
Importance of Constellations
 Led to various opportunities to study the
heavenly bodies and locate objects in the sky.

 In the past, farmers rely on the stars in terms

of telling the time of the year.

 Constellations played an important role in

navigation. Early navigators used the Polaris
as their point of reference when they travel.
 1. What is Constellation?

2. How are constellations named?

 Identify what is being described in each statement.

6. This constellation means the “great bear”

1. These are group of star that create patterns in
the sky.
7. This constellation means the “little bear”
2. It is the total number of known constellations
according to IAU. 8. This constellation represents the eagle.

3. This is also known as North Star.
4. It is named after the Greek hunter.
5. It is the imaginary sphere where star from
different distances are lying.
9. These are smaller patterns found in
constellation.
10. These are constellations that are seen year-
round, meaning they do not set at all.
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