The Phoenix Constellation

Every culture known to history and anthropology has seen in the heavens distinctive patterns, called constellations, and formed by the stars.Constellations are usually comprised of bright stars that appear close to each other. There are 88 'official' constellations have known and my favorite one is Phoenix because it was named after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes so this story makes this constellation interesting . Phoenix constellation lies in the southern sky and It is a relatively small constellation, but it is the largest among the 12 constellations created. The constellations Phoenix, Grus, Pavo and Tucana, are known as the Southern Birds.

My favorite constellation by far is the Gemini constellation. The Gemini constellation is my favorite because my star sign is Gemini. And it is fairly easy to spot in the night sky, although the best viewing month is in February.

I have chosen the Perseus Constellation. I chose that contallation because I have always liked the Greek Gods mythology. Perseus, named after the Greek Mythology hero, is a constellation in the Northen Sky. Perseus is bordered by Aries and Taurus to the south, Auriga to the east, Camelopardalis and Cassiopeia to the north, and Andromeda and Triangulum the west.

In addition, another point big message of A Worn Path is connected to the man powerful bird, but when it gets older and know it is about to die the phoenix goes and build a nest and lights itself on fire and out of the flames and new baby phoenix is born. The baby phoenix will grow up to be strong and powerful and then repeat the cycle. Shown in A Worn Path where it says, “Over she went in the ditch… Down there her senses drifted away” (Pg. 852). She falls into a ravine and is stuck there for so long, to the point where she was going to die. Phoenix gets lucky and someone comes along and helps her and instead of giving up, she continues her journey not letting it faze her. Showing like the phoenix bird she pushes through and never gives up and will fight through the pain. Undoubtedly, Phoenix’s name has a hidden message and meaning to it.

This description gives the reader the assumption that Phoenix has a very ragged, poor appearance indicating poverty. The colors of the Phoenix were said to be bright and colorful with colors of oranges, yellows, and reds. “A golden colour running underneath her skin and the two knobs of her cheeks were illuminated by a yellow burning under the dark.” (Welty). The color gold represents a timeless quality. Welty, further describes, “a red rag tied over her hair”. This is also a hint towards the Phoenix. Furthermore, Phoenix’s eyes are said to be “blue with age.” (Welty) “Her skin had a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles.” (Welty). Another indication of Jackson’s age.

My chosen constellation is Gemini, a constellation of the Zodiac. I chose it because both me and my father, who had an important role in my interest for Astronomy, are Gemini. The constellation of Gemini, which means "twins" in Latin, was discovered by Ptolemy in the second century A.D. and it has 85 stars. The Alpha star is Pollux and the Beta star is Castor, which are the names of the two twin brothers that are associated with Gemini.

The whole of Ursa Major is difficult to see without very dark skies (perhaps during winter, out of the city...) the Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable patterns in the Northern sky.

A constellation season is the specific period of time that certain constellations are able to be seen clearly depending on a person’s location and time. The Earth’s rotation around its own axis and the rotation around the sun, also known as ‘revolution’, is the key factor for when a constellation's season is (Pandian). During one period of time, a person will be only be capable of viewing stars that are positioned on the opposing direction of the Sun. All of the stars that are considered to be behind the Sun will not be seen during that season because they are located above the horizon. Therefore, six months later people will be capable of seeing all of the constellations they were unable to do six months beforehand (Pandian). For example, a person living in the Northern Hemisphere might only be able to see Orion in the Winter; whereas, people in the Southern Hemisphere would see Orion in the Summer (“Southern”). The sky is constantly changing. Even within a week's time, one can see the minuscule differences in the movement of the constellations

“Yeah, look here.” He pointed to a paragraph and followed the words with his finger as he spoke, “The phoenix comes in two types: The fire phoenix and the sapphire phoenix. The fire phoenix’s eyes glow a vibrant orange and the sapphire phoenix’s glow a deep blue. This glow is only activated when the phoenix wills them to or when they are using their power. The sapphire phoenix is arguably the more powerful of the two.”

Daniel Halpern is a brilliant minded poet that creates relatable and complex poems that involve nature, relationships, and the human mind. Through his poems that can be dated back around 40 years to the early 70s. Halpern can turn complicated concepts using a minimal amount of words into a simple poem. By using language in the poem that can bring images of the poem to life and give a little insight to how the human mind understands the world.

Phoenix is a symbol of a bird which lived so many years back in the

My favourite constellation is the Aquarius one. I particularly like this constellation because I love the mythology behind it. It is said the the Greeks connected the Aquarius constellation with Ganymede who was known as the cup bearer to the gods. According to the myth, apparently Ganymede was a handsome young boy who Zeus had an interest for. Ganymede was brought to Mount Olympus by Zeus, where he served as cup bearer to the gods and there he was granted eternal youth after he poured out Zeus wine and water which caused a great flood because he didn't want to serve drinks anymore.

I have chosen the constellation Scorpius. I chose Scorpius because it is one of the most interesting looking constellations (in my opinion), and it contains many bright stars. Scorpius means scorpion in Latin, and it is a zodiac sign, although its name is changed to Scorpio. It is in the southern hemosphere, and it lies between Sagittarius and Libra.

I chose the constellation of Aries because of it's fascinating history and it's story in mythology. It's located in the northern hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. It's name is latin for ram and because of that it's sign represents ram's horns. This constellation possesses only four stars: Hamal(Alpha Arietis, second magnitude ) , then Sheratan ( Beta Arietis, third magnitude ) and at last Mesarthim and 41 Arietis ( both of them Gamma Arietis, forth magnitude ).

My favorite constellation is Scorpius. I have chosen Scorpius because that is my Zodiac sign, and I have come to learn about it a lot in the past few years. Scorpius is Latin for "scorpion," and Scorpius is in between the constellation Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east.