Constellations and Stars Flashcards
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Polaris
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Meaning “pole star”; this star in Ursa Minor is commonly called the North Star
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The Zodiac
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12 traditional constellations that touch the ecliptic
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The Summer Triangle
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an asterism made up of the three very bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair
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Fomalhaut
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–meaning “mouth of the fish”; a first-magnitude star in Pisces Austrinus
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Pollux and Castor
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two bright stars in the constellation Gemini
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Aldebaran
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a first-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus
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Betelgeuse and Rigel
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two first-magnitude stars in the constellation Orion
