i do not mean just horoscopes, i mean like scutum, cassiopeia and more. i am really interested in such subjects. well i only know 55 but i know there is more than 55.
2006-12-13 20:04:33 · 5 answers · asked by IceღFire Shawn 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
i do not mean just horoscopes, i mean like scutum, cassiopeia and more. i am really interested in such subjects. well i only know 55 but i know there is more than 55. and i meant the names!
2006-12-13 20:23:08 · update #1
and i meant the names!
2006-12-13 20:23:49 · update #2
There are 88 constellations which are used by the International Astronomical Union. There are also 48 Classical Constellations which were the first ones described by the Greeks (specifically Ptolomy).
The Classical Constellations are:
Andromeda
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Argo Navis (no longer extant)
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Cancer
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornius
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Crater
Cygnus
Delphinius
Draco
Equuleus
Eridanus
Gemini
Hercules
Hydra
Leo
Lepus
Libra
Lupus
Lyra
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pegasus
Perseus
Pisces
Pisces Austrinus
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Serpens
Taurus
Triangulum
Ursa Major
Usra Minor
Virgo
Twelve constellations were created in the late 16th century by Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtman:
Apus
Chameleon
Dorado
Grus
Hydrus
Indus
Musca
Pavo
Phoenix
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Volans
In 1603, Johann Bayer split a couple of constellations to add:
Crux came from Centaurus
Coma Berenices came from Leo
In 1624, two more constellations were added by Jakob Bartsch
Camelopardalis
Monoceros
In 1679, Columba was drawn from Canis Major by Augustin Royer
In 1690, Johannes Hevelius introduced:
Canes Venatici
Lacerta
Leo Minor
Lynx
Scutum
Sextans
Vulpecula
In 1763, Lacaille introduced several new constellations:
Antlia
Caelum
Horologium
Mensa
Microscopium
Norma
Octans
Pictor
Pyxis
Reticulum
Sculptor
That same year, he split a number of constellations:
Argo Navis was destroyed and split into Carina, Puppis, and Vela
Fornax was drawn from Eradanus
Telescopium was drawn from Saggitarius and Corona Australis
Circinus was drawn from Centaurus and Lupus.
In additions, there are a number of extinct constellations:
Antinous
Apis
Argo Navis (see above)
Cerberus
Custos Messium
Felis
Frederici Honores
Gallus
Globus Aerostaticus
Jordanus
Lochium Funis
Machina Electrica
Malus
Mons Maenalus
Musca Borealis
Noctua
Officina Typographica
Polophylax
Psalterium Georgii
Quadrans Muralis
Ramus Pomifer
Robur Carolinum
Sceptrum Brandenburgicum
Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae
Solarium
Tarandus vel Rangifer
Taurus Poniatovii
Telescopium Herschelii
Testudo
Tigris
Triangulum Minor
Turdus Solitarius
Vespa
In addition, many cultures have seperate constellations.
China, for example, has 28:
Within the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍), there are:
The Horn 角
The Neck 亢
The Root 氐
The Room 房
The Heart 心
The Tail 尾
And the Winnowing-Basket 箕
Within the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) there are:
The Dipper 斗
The Ox 牛
The Girl 女
The Emptiness 虛
The Danger 危
The Room 室
The Wall 壁
Within the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) There are
The Legs 奎
The Bond 婁
The Stomach 胃
The Hairy Head 昴
The Net 畢
The Turtle Beak 觜
The Three Stars 參
Within the Red Bird of the South (南方朱雀) there are:
The Well 井
The Demon 鬼
The Willow 柳
The Star 星
The Growth 張
The Wings 翼
The Forceful emotion 軫
2006-12-13 20:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by mghtyroach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A constellation is any one of the 88 areas into which the sky - or the celestial sphere - is divided. The term is also often used less formally to denote a group of stars visibly related to each other in a particular configuration or pattern.
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) divides the sky into 88 official constellations with precise boundaries, so that every direction or place in the sky belongs within one constellation. In the northern celestial hemisphere, these are mostly based upon the constellations of the ancient Greek tradition, passed down through the Middle Ages, and contains the signs of the zodiac.
The constellation boundaries were drawn up by Eugène Delporte in 1930, and he drew them along vertical and horizontal lines of right ascension and declination. However, he did so for the epoch B1875.0, the era when Benjamin A. Gould made the proposal on which Delporte based his work. The consequence of the early date is that due to precession of the equinoxes, the borders on a modern star map (eg, for epoch J2000) are already somewhat skewed and no longer perfectly vertical or horizontal. This skew will increase over the years and centuries to come.
In three-dimensional space, most of the stars we see have little or no relation to one another, but can appear to be grouped on the celestial sphere of the night sky. Humans excel at finding patterns and throughout history have grouped together stars that appear close to one another.
A star pattern may be widely known but may not be recognized by the International Astronomical Union; such a pattern of stars is called an asterism. An example is the grouping called the Big Dipper (North America) or the Plough (UK).
The stars in a constellation or asterism rarely have any astrophysical relationship to each other; they just happen to appear close together in the sky as viewed from Earth and typically lie many light years apart in space. However, one exception to this is the Ursa Major moving group.
The grouping of stars into constellations is essentially arbitrary, and different cultures have had different constellations, although a few of the more obvious ones tend to recur frequently, e.g., Orion and Scorpius.
2006-12-13 20:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by DOOM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Result: The Big Dipper. Even if you are no longer some of the brightest stars, you are without problems identified and good favored. You're regularly above the horizon, and also you excel at serving to persons navigate. You like simplicity, however simply as the celebs within the Big Dipper are side of the Great Bear constellation, you appreciate there is extra to existence than meets the attention. Leo solar Libra moon Scorpio emerging
2016-09-03 16:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about ninety. If you know the names of 55, and particularly if you can locate them, you are doing very well. There will be some that you cannot see unless you are living in the southern hemisphere (I assume that you are not there now). Get yourself a star atlas; there are a number of good ones available.
2006-12-13 20:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
U KNOW 55.........................dang I only know two the big and little dipper "I suck"
2006-12-13 20:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋