Constellations

By: Marley and Mary Blaire
 * __Constellations__:**

Constellations are a group of stars seen in the night sky that form a picture. They are not real, they are just an easy way to remember which stars are which. Astronomers recognize 88 different constellations. Majority of the stars hardly look like the things they represent. Constellations get their names from stories in mythology. The constellations differ from place to place. The constellation The Big Dipper is actually part of a bigger constellation called Ursa Major, the Great Sky Bear. Constellations are used mainly for direction.

This is Pisces (the fish) This is a picture of Tarus (the bull)



This is a picture of Scorpio (the scorpian) This is a picture of Sagittarius (the archer)


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