Astronomy Topic 4: Constellations
How many constellations are there?
88
What is the brightest star in Perseus?
Aigo (the eye of medusa) blinks like a christmas tree
What is the asterism in Pegasus?
Asterism: The great square
What is the asterism in Ursa Major?
Asterism: contains the big dipper Asterism: three leaps of the gazelle (feet of bear)
What is the asterism in Cygnus?
Asterism: it is a part of the Summer Triangle asterism
What is the asterism in Hercules?
Asterism: the Keystone (square shape)
What is the constellation for June?
Bootes the herdsman clues: booties in June on spring break or looks like a tie (fathers day)
What is the brightest star in Scorpius?
Brightest star: Antares (bright red star (the heart of the scorpion))
What is the brightest star in Bootes?
Brightest star: Arcturus
What is the brightest star and asterism in Orion?
Brightest star: Betelgeuse (armpit or top left of orion) Asterism: the belt is a famous feature (and possibly his sword)
What is the brightest star and asterism in Leo?
Brightest star: Regulus Asterism: backwards question mark (sickle)
What is the brightest star or asterism in Canis Major?
Brightest star: Sirius
What is the brightest star or asterism in Taurus?
Brightest star: aldebaran (bright red star)
What is the constellation for March?
Canis Major the Greater Dog clue: march in the parade with your dog
What is the constellation for November?
Cassiopeia the Queen clues: looks like a "W" (queens are Women) and Im a queen because my birth month is november.
Unique fact about Cassiopeia?
Circumpolar and opposite of big dipper
What is the constellation for September?
Cygnus the swan (northern cross) clues: september and swan both begin with S's and "cross" contains two S's
What is the constellation for August?
Hercules the strongman clue: Hercules was an august (respective and impressive) man
What is the constellation for April?
Leo the Lion clue: april showers in big dipper rain on leo
What is the constellation for February?
Orion the hunter clue: Orion LOVES pleiades
What is the constellation for October?
Pegasus the flying horse clues: looks like a baseball diamond and world series is in october and Lightning is a pegasus and we play football in october.
What is the constellation for December?
Perseus the hero clues: Perseus cut off medusa's head and medusa had a cold heart (december is cold)
What is the constellation for July?
Scorpius the scorpion clues: my half birth month and shaped like the "J" in July.
What is the constellation for January?
Taurus the Bull clue: New Years resolutions are a bunch of bull
What is the constellation for May?
Ursa Major the Greater Bear clue: you MAY eat my lunch Mr. Bear.
What is the star cluster close to taurus?
pleiades
What are the Pleiades?
the 7 sisters (only 6 seen with naked eye)