Constellation Flashcards

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Ursa major

Ursa minor

Aka Little Dipper

Hercules

lyra









Lyra is a

prominent

constellation in

the northern

sky represents

a harp that

was said to be

played by the

legendary Greek

musician

Orpheus.

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.

Hercules is

a constellation in

the northern

part of the sky

representing the

mythological Her

cules of Greek

mythology.

Canis minor



orion

draco

Canis major









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.

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.

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.

In Greek

mythology,

Draco

represents the

Dragon that

was killed by

Hercules as one

of this 12 labors.

cephus

pegasus

aquilia

andromeda









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

libra

Taurus virgo

Gemini







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 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

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.





coma

Northern Cross cancer

perseus







In

mythology,

Cancer is

associated

with the

crab in the

story of

the Twelve

Labours of

Heracles

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.

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.