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A. Identifying Constellations

1) Scorpius
2) Ursa Major
3) Ursa Minor
4) Cassiopeia
5) Canis Minor
6) Orion
7) Canis Major
8) Cepheus
B. Compare and Contrast the following Science Terms

1) Stars and Constellations

➢ is that star is any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless
portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to
other such dots while constellation is an arbitrary formation of stars
perceived as a figure or pattern.
2) Ursa Major and Big Dipper
➢ The constellation Ursa Major contains the group of stars commonly
called the Big Dipper. The handle of the Dipper is the Great Bear's
tail and the Dipper's cup is the Bear's flank. The Big Dipper is not a
constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of
stars.
3) Circumpolar and Non Circumpolar Constellations
➢ Circumpolar stars always reside above the horizon, and for that
reason, never rise or set. All the stars at the Earth's North and South
Poles are circumpolar. Meanwhile, no star is circumpolar at the
equator. Anyplace else has some circumpolar stars, and some stars
that rise and set daily.
4) Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
➢ Ursa major is also called great bear. Ursa minor is also called little
bear. Ursa minor has pole star in it.
5) Astrology and Astronomy
➢ Astrology and astronomy were archaically treated together, and were
only gradually separated in Western 17th century philosophy with
the rejection of astrology. During the later part of the medieval
period, astronomy was treated as the foundation upon which
astrology could operate.