constellations

Question 1

Groups of stars that form patterns
when viewed from Earth.

Answer 1

CONSTELLATIONS

Question 2

Refers to a prominent pattern or
group of stars that is not a
constellation.

Answer 2

ASTERISM

Question 3

Used to show apparent position of
the stars as seen on Earth.

Answer 3

STAR MAPS OR STAR
CHARTS

Question 4

are constellations that
never set below the horizon when
seen from a particular location on
Earth. They can be seen in the night
sky throughout the year, while
other constellations are seasonal,
visible only at certain times of year.

Answer 4

Circumpolar
constellations

Question 5

what is major constellation that is always visible?

Answer 5

Ursa minor, Ursa major, Cassiopeia, draco

Question 6

where do the major constellations revolve?

Answer 6

Polaris

Question 7

⪢ Visible throughout the year
⪢ “The Great Bear”
⪢ Big Dipper
⪢ Stars Dubhe and Merak

Answer 7

URSA MAJOR

Question 8

⪢ The Smaller Bear
⪢ Little Dipper
⪢ Guardians of the Pole: Kochab and
Pherkad

Answer 8

URSA MINOR

Question 9

⪢ W shape consist of 5 stars
⪢ Sits with Andromeda, Perseus ,
Cepheus
⪢ Represent Queen Cassiopeia

Answer 9

CASSIOPEIA

Question 10

⪢ Shaped like a square with triangle on
top.
⪢ Visible all year round
⪢ King of Aethiopia
⪢ Married to Cassiopeia and father of
Princess Andromeda

Answer 10

CEPHEUS

Question 11

⪢ Visible all night from northern
latitudes.
⪢ Winds around the little Dipper.
⪢ One of the oldest known
astronomical records
⪢ Ancient Egyptians identified it as
Taweret goddess of the northern sky.

Answer 11

DRACO

Question 12

⪢ Most famous of the 88 constellations
⪢ Easiest to find
⪢ Looks like its legendary namesake: a
mighty hunter with a shield, a raised
arm and a sword hanging from his
star jeweled belt.

Answer 12

ORION

Question 13

is the study of the sun,
moon, stars, planets, comets, gas,
galaxies, gas, dust and other nonEarthly bodies and phenomena.

Answer 13

ASTRONOMY

Question 14

was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed
that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe
and the earth revolved around it. Disturbed by the
failure of Ptolemy’s geocentric model of the universe to
follow Aristotle’s requirement for the uniform circular
motion of all celestial bodies and determined to
eliminate Ptolemy’s equant, an imaginary point around
which the bodies seemed to follow that requirement,
Copernicus decided that he could achieve his goal only
through a heliocentric model.

Answer 14

NICHOLAS COPERNICUS

Question 15

Knudstrup, Scania, Denmark—died October 24,
1601, Prague), Danish astronomer whose work in
developing astronomical instruments and in
measuring and fixing the positions of stars paved
the way for future discoveries. His observations—
the most accurate possible before the invention
of the telescope—included
a comprehensive study of the solar system and
accurate positions of more than 777 fixed stars.

Answer 15

TYCHO BRAHE,

Question 16

Weil der Stadt, Württemberg [Germany]—died
November 15, 1630, Regensburg),
German astronomer who discovered three major laws of
planetary motion, conventionally designated as follows:
(1) the planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at
one focus; (2) the time necessary to traverse any arc of a
planetary orbit is proportional to the area of the sector
between the central body and that arc (the “area law”);
and (3) there is an exact relationship between the
squares of the planets’ periodic times and the cubes of
the radii of their orbits (the “harmonic law”).

Answer 16

JOHANNES KEPLER

Question 17

⪢ Pisa [Italy]—died January 8, 1642, Arcetri, near
Florence), Italian natural philosopher,
astronomer, and mathematician who made
fundamental contributions to the sciences
of motion, astronomy, and strength of
materials and to the development of
the scientific method. His formulation of
(circular) inertia, the law of falling bodies,
and parabolic trajectories marked the beginning
of a fundamental change in the study of motion.

Answer 17

GALILEO, IN FULL GALILEO
GALILEI

Question 18

type of divination that involves
the forecasting of earthly and human events
through the observation and interpretation
of the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and
the planets. Devotees believe that an
understanding of the influence of the
planets and stars on earthly affairs allows
them to both predict and affect the
destinies of individuals, groups, and
nations.

Answer 18

Astrology,

Question 19

is an
astrological forecast for a day, week,
month or year based on the position
of the stars and planets at a specific
point in time.

Answer 19

HOROSCOPE

Question 20

was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, and
geographer. In the 2nd century AD, Ptolemy wrote
Almagest, which described 48 constellations. The
constellations are based on different myths and
legends in ancient Babylon, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and
Greece. These constellations are generally found in
the northern skies as these are the ones visible in
Greece. Currently, there are 88 constellations
recognized by the IAU.

Answer 20

Claudius Ptolemy