From: nasa  Big dipper  Little dipper  Leo the lion  Cassiopeia the queen  Lynx the cat  Hercules  Cygnus the swans  Corves From: nasa.

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From: nasa

 Big dipper  Little dipper  Leo the lion  Cassiopeia the queen  Lynx the cat  Hercules  Cygnus the swans  Corves From: nasa

 When the sun comes up because since the sun is bright and there some stars still constellation in the sky you can still see them.  When the stars come up it block of the view of the constellation.

 Stars don’t move,earth moves.  Since earth rotates around the sun it looks like the stars moves.  The stars stays in one spot and since we move it looks like the stars move too.

 Cassiopeia the queen  Leo the lion  Cyrus the swans

 If you live in the north or the south pole you will only see the stars and constellations above you.  No mater were you are you can see the north star.

 A group of stars that make up a constellations.  Animals and people can be named after constellation.

 Constellations are made of stars  Stars don’t have to be in constellations

 I used  I used  I used my notes  I used constellation books From nasa