Research Paper On The Big Supper

One of the most familiar constellations in the night sky aside from the Big and Little Dipper is Orion, the Hunter. Made identifiable by the three bright stars that make up "Orion's Belt", Orion is easily recognized throughout the world due to the convenient position upon the celestial equator, allowing the constellation to be seen from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. I chose this constellation as my favorite because it was, in fact, one of the first myths that I had ever learned, and also because it was the easiest constellation that I was able to find from my Constellation Atlas as a child. The constellation of Orion is comprised of mostly of blue stars: young, hot burning, giant stars that range from 243 light years to 1,359

The Feast of Tabernacles was the third feast the Jews celebrated and it also was one of the pilgrimages they made. The other two feast celebrated are they Passover and the Pentecost. During these times the people were required to travel to the Temple. Each of the feasts that went on was celebrated annually. The Feast of Tabernacles was celebrated in the seventh month, which corresponds with our month of October, on the fifteenth day and it would last for eight days. The Feast of Tabernacles began when the harvest was finished which would be five days after the Day of Atonement. The Feast of Tabernacles can also be known as the Feast of Booths. The Feast of Tabernacles was sometimes called the Feast of Ingathering because of it marking the end of the harvest, which made it a time of rejoicing. The Feast of Tables came from the Hebrew word Sukkot.

As young children, the Big Dipper, also known as Ursa Major, is often one of the first constellations that we are taught to identify. Many of us know that 'ursa' means bear, and some can even give little story, usually based on the local culture, as to why it is in the sky. What we fail to realize is that many cultures around the world all have very different myths about how the Ursa Major came to be. Of all of the myths I read surrounding the Big Dipper, my two favorites come from the Algonquin Native Americans and the Ancient Greeks.

The little dipper is a different asterism that is a minimized version of the big dipper. The little dipper is also within a different constellation; Ursa Minor. Before 600 BCE, the little dipper was the formation of the constellation Draco the Dragon. However, in the year 600 BCE, the Phoenicians met with the Greek astronomer Thales and showed him how to use the little dipper stars to navigate the sky and the world. This then took the wings off of Draco the Dragon and provided Greek sailors with a better method to navigating the sea (McClure,

The constellation I've chosen is Orion "The Hunter", because it is one of the most well known constellations in the night sky. It is one of the few I know and can point out in the night sky, although usually I can only see the belt. Orion also has my favorite star in it; the Betelguese red giant. When I was younger, I read a lot of astronomy books, and I remember reading about red giants and how big they were. That really interested me, because it was just so mind blowing at the time how unfathomably large space is.

The Constellation I will be talking about today is Orion, Commonly known as The Hunter. Orion's is a hunter from Greek Mythology and is one of the most recognizable constellations. Orion has some of the brightest stars(some examples are Betelgeuse and Rigel) and is one of the prettiest winter constellations in my opinion.

A star is a glowing ball of plasma held together by gravity. Likewise, a constellation is a grouping of stars in specific patterns and Cancer ranks as one of the most ancient constellations in our sky. There are twelve constellations of the zodiac, Cancer is commonly presented as a Crab for its Latin name. It is nearly impossible to see the constellation with the naked eye. Its location lies 6 degrees north to 33 degrees north and an area of about 506 square degrees. Although the symbol does not appear like a crab but more like an upside-down Y, many believe it to be the back of the crab.

It produces 600 stars as the milky way can only produce a few. It is said it is a bird that lived to 500 to 600 years old. It is one of the brightest stars in the sky. It is best seen at 9 p.m. It occupies a square degrees of

A group of a stars that form a particular shape. They are given names and they usually have meanings or symbols. The sky is divided into 88 different constellations. Not all constellations are visible from any point on Earth. Maps of the stars represent what point from Earth we can see it.The solar wind that comes from the Sun creates a bubble that extends past the orbits of the planets.It moves with the sun through interstellar space. It’s a magnetic sphere that contains our solar system

For example in his painting “ The Last Supper” and in previous paintings that were the exact same it is very clear not just which is better but also you can just tell how much of the details are actually there. Although Leonardo also just wanted his painting to be scientifically correct, it just so happened that his paintings came out more precise than others for the simple reason that Leonardo needed to have his paintings scientifically correct.

Now that we have an understanding of constellations, lets take a look at a few notable ones, starting with the

Pegasus the winged horse constellation can be seen in the northern hemisphere, it is also one of the biggest constellations in the sky! The constellation was named after Pegasus the winged horse from the Greek mythology. When you see the constellation, you might think that the square has nothing in it, but actually it does have stars in it, but we can not see it, if we use a telescope or binoculars you can see stars flashing in the square.

The myth for this constellation is Greek. In it, Orion claims to be the best hunter in the world, which doesn't sit well with Hera, Zeus' wife. She sets a scorpion on him to kill him, allowing Zeus to put him up as a constellation.

For thousands of years people would look up in the sky and see images, and those images are called constellations! My constellation is called the Volans or The Flying Fish.

The Ursa Major is one big constellation made out of smaller asterisms. The Ursa Major was named after its iconic “Great Bear” shape and usually comes out on freezing winter nights. The big dipper was discovered when phoenicians met with a greek astronomer named Thames. They taught Thames how to use the stars to navigate.