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Constellations
Constellations
By:-
Piyush, Sahana, Jaithra,
Srivardhan
What are Constellations?
.a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a
mythological figure.
.thousands of years ago, astronomers divided the starts into groups and drew imaginary pictures around them, such
as that of a hunter or a bear. This made it easier for them to remember the star patterns . Such a group of stars is
called a CONSTELLATIONS . The shape of the constellations always remains the same. Constellations appear to
move from east to west . Today , 88 constellations are recognized by astronomers. Remember, however, that the stars in a
constellations are actually unrelated.
. And if the space expands then the stars would go away from
earth there are few stars visible from naked eye as per they are
huge but they will also not been seen for long time.
HUBBLE space
telescope