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ASTRO 105 | The Cosmos Through the Constellations
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2024
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lyra Ursa minor Aka Little Dipper Ursa major Hercules Ursa Minor represents a small bear and is sometimes called the Little Dipper.     Ursa Major has a number of different names, from Bear to Big Dipper, to Plough and even Wagon. Lyra is a prominent constellation in the northern sky represents a harp that was said to be played by the legendary Greek musician Orpheus. Hercules is a constellation in the northern part of the sky representing the mythological Her cules of Greek mythology. Canis major draco Canis minor orion  Canis Major is one of the ancient constellations and is the larger of Orion's two hunting dogs. The constellation sits at the heel of it's master Orion, and is next to the smaller constellation of Canis Minor, The Little Dog. © www.123homeschool4me.com   Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name means “the smaller dog” represents one of the dogs following Orion, the hunter in Greek mythology. © www.123homeschool4me.com In Greek mythology, Draco represents the Dragon that was killed by Hercules as one of this 12 labors. © www.123homeschool4me.com   The constellation has a clear hour-glass shape with "Orion's Belt" in the center. That part is made up of three bright in line. © www.123homeschool4me.com pegasus cephus andromeda aquilia  Pegasus is made up of more than 20 stars, but most of the time, people are only looking at the brightest stars that make up the front part of his body and his head  Cepheus is one of the 17 constellations that represents a mythological character represents a king   Andromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after the princess Andromeda in Greek mythology In Greek mythology, Aquila represents an Eagle associated with the god Zeus. The Eagle appears to be swopping down towards constellation Aquarius Taurus Gemini © www.123homeschool4me.com © www.123homeschool4me.com virgo libra © www.123homeschool4me.com  © www.123homeschool4me.com The bull is one of the oldest and most recognized constellations. According to Greek mythology, the constellation Taurus commemorates the god Zeus changing himself into a beautiful white Bull to win the affections of the Phoenician princess Europa. Gemini is the 30th largest constellation in the sky, occupying an area of 514 square degrees.. In Greek mythology, Gemini was associated with the myth of siblings Castor and Pollux   Virgo is one of the 48 constellations first cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. Its name means “virgin” in Latin.  The stars that make up the constellation Libra were once considered part of Scorpius. Libra is Latin for weighing scales, making it the only constellation of the Zodiac representing an inanimate object.  Northern Cross perseus cancer coma   The Northern Cross is what's known as an asterism. In other words, it's not a constellation but simply a noticeable pattern of stars. Perseus constellation lies in the northern sky, next to Andromeda. It was named after the hero Perseus in Greek mythology. Perseus is one of the larger northern constellations. In mythology, Cancer is associated with the crab in the story of the Twelve Labours of Heracles  The constellation COMA BERENICES represents the beautiful hair of Queen Berenice of Egypt. She was so concerned for the safety of her husband Ptolemy III when he went off to war, that she vowed to cut off her glorious long hair as a sacrifice to Venus, should he be spared.

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