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Patterns that are recognized on the night sky
Asterism
Larger grouping or arrangement of stars
constellation
Examples of constellations
ursa major and ursa minor
Examples of asterism
big dipper, little dipper, tres marias
Ursa Major means?
Big Bear
Canis Minor means?
Small Dog
This star is found in the constellation Orion
Betelguese
Orion means?
The hunter
Ursa Minor means?
Small Bear
Canis Major means?
Big Dog
this star is found in canis major and it means scorching
sirius
this is found in the canis minor
procyon
this is found in the belt of the orion
tres marias
these people have made their own constellations
Arabs, Chinese, Egyptians, and Babylonians
Brightest stars are symbolized with what?
Alpha
Astronomers divide the sky into?
88 parcels