Constellations In The Northern Hemisphere

The constellation that rises from the East is Hercules. The constellation that is high in the south

Every clear, cloudless night, away from the bright town lights, the night sky treats us to a dazzling spectacle. Countless twinkling stars shine down from the heavens, sprinkled all around like fairy dust. It’s illustrated right above us much like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. But just like the painting, the display is complex and difficult to understand. There are many different parts of the sky with many different topics to go over. One of those topics is the intricacy of constellations. In order to understand what exactly they are, one must start from the beginning, so the most appropriate place to start off is the birth of a star.

In this assignment the author aims to describe their favourite constellation and to tell the myth belonging to the star formation before telling a new myth behind the constellation.

I chose the Orion constellation because after doing some research, I found that the history of this constellation was very interesting. The Orion constellation looks like a man holding a weapon and a dead lion, so it was named after a hunter in Greek mythology. The Orion is located on the celestial equator and it consists of seven stars known as Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Mintaka, Alnilam, Alnitak, and Saiph, but it's brightest stars are Rigel and Betelgeuse. This constellation is most visible between January and March at evening time and can be seen all across the world.

I have chosen Cassiopeia as my favorite constellation. The reason why i chose this constellation is firstly because I find it very easy to find in the sky due to its M or W shape ( depending on the season ), and secondly, because it is one of the first constellation on which I made a research on it's creation myth. Cassiopeia is still to this day one of the 88 recognized constellations by the International Atrsonomical Union.

This constellation has a very long history, and may have been recognised and identified by cultures more than 30,000 years ago. In ancient Egypt, this constellation was said to show Osiris, the God of the Dead. Osiris was killed and dismembered by his brother Set, who wanted to usurp his throne. But Isis, his wife and sister, gathers the pieces of Osiris’ body and briefly resurrects him to have a son, Horus with him. However,

I chose the constellation Cancer (“The Crab”), because is the constellation that represents my zodiac sing, that is Cancer; this constellation represents the form of a crab, and is because this the name of the constellation means crab in Latin, this constellation is visible on The South Hemisphere on the autumn, and on The Northern Hemisphere on the begin of the spring. That constellation occupies a five hundred six square degrees.

The word Constellation means “set with stars” which comes from a latin term. Most constellation names are latin in origin, which is the language of Ancient Rome. They named these constellations something similar to their gods, or something that represents their god. Some of the names that the constellations were given were Aquarius, Aquila ( the Eagle), Canis Major ( the great dog), Leo ( the lion), and Perseus ( the Hero). There are many more constellations, but these are some of them. They also named them from animals that inspired legends, one legend was about Aquarius the eagle. The legend tells how Aquarius served Zeus by sending messages the the people down below or disguise Zeus whenever he is in trouble with Hera his wife. Some of the names that the constellations were given were Aquarius, Aquila ( the Eagle), Canis Major ( the great dog), Leo ( the lion), and Perseus ( the Hero). There are 88 constellations in the night sky. Currently there are 14 women and men, 2 insects, 19 land creatures and 10 water creatures . There are also 9 birds, 2 centaurs, a dragon and a serpent, a head of hair, a river, and lastly 29 lifeless other constellations. There are 40 to 43 animal constellations in the night sky and 40 to 44 other constellations in the night sky. There are probably more constellations out there, but for now we only have discovered 88 of

The constellation I have chosen is Centaurus! Centaurus is of course a bright constellation that belongs in the southern sky and is considered to be one of the largest constellations. Of course because of its position in the Milky Way, it contains several very bright stars and to add to this, its beta and alpha star are used to find the constellation Crux, this constellation has a magnitude of 6.5 and 281 stars and with the magnitude of 6.5 makes it visible to the unaided eye. I chose this constellation because I find it the most interesting and I find it absolutely beautiful, we have so much left to discover about this constellation.

My favorite constellation is the Little Dipper because its so underrated, but its just as good as the big dipper. By the name i hope you can tell that it looks like a little dipper spoon thing that you would cook with. So yeah. Spoons are cool. And I'm underrated so i can really relate to the little dipper, you know? Plus the little dipper has the north star which is a shining star and I'm a shining star so hah.

I have chosen the Pegasus constellation because of its amazing and complex shape. The Pegasus constellation is located in the northern hemisphere and is one of the largest constellations in the universe. Pegasus is the seventh largest constellation and it occupies 1121 square degrees. You can see it at latitudes between +90º and -60º. It is located in the forth quadrant of the northern hemisphere. It has 9 stars in its constellation and its largest and brightest star is Enif. It is bordered by Andromeda to the North and East, Lacerta to the North, Cygnus to the Northwest, Vulpecula, Delphinus, and Equuleus to the West, Aquarius to the South and Pisces to the South and East.

In western culture, the constellation is said to have been discovered by the Sumerians and Egyptians. Around 10,500 BC, the Egyptian Sphinx would have faced Leo as it rose in the sky. That date was approximately around the time known as the Age of Leo. The constellation was defined by one of the four royal stars that Persian astronomers linked to the solstices and equinoxes. Originally called Cor Leonis,

My favorite constellation is Crux. I have always been interested in stars, but I have had trouble recognizing constellations. And Crux, or more specifically, the asterism of the Southern Cross, was the first constellation I ever distinguished in the night sky without assistance. I also associate the constellation with the trip that I was on at the time I saw it, since it is not visible from my home. Crux is the smallest constellation, but it is bright and easily seen and recognized with the naked eye. The main asterism, the Southern Cross, is a grouping of five stars in the approximate shape of a cross. The cross is used in navigation similar to the way in which the North Star is used in the northern hemisphere. The longer ‘beam’ of the cross

My favourite constellation is most probably Monoceros ("The Unicorn"), because I think that it is the most recognisable constellation in the night sky. Monoceros is a constellation that can be found on the celstial equator, and the actual name "Monoceros" is Greek for unicorn. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east.

The article "Modern Constellations" says that "The classical constellations of ancient Greece include almost all of the brighter stars in the sky as seen from the Mediterranean region". Since the Greeks were in a way the founders of constellations, they took over all the brightest stars and claimed the constellations that they formed as their own. This is as observed by the Mediterranean region since that is where they resided but the location and appearance of the stars may be different depending on where they are being observed from. That being said, not all constellations are visible from all points on Earth, this can be affected by the season of the year as