User:Dancer132/Constellations

Did you know there are 88 constellations in the sky? On your point of view on the earth you will not see 88 constellations. Constellation means: Group of stars joined together that looks like a person, place or well, anything.Those stars are not close to each other. One star might be 10 light years away and the other one might be 5 light years away.(Light year= Distance light travels in a year= 6 trillion miles per year.) The most famous constellations are Orion, Cancer, Pegasus and the Little and Big dipper. But you won't see them all year round. The earth orbits around the sun and the constellations would be visible during the day. But the suns light blocks out the stars in the constellations.

If you want to find a constellation, you can get a map of the sky at the season and degree you are on the earth. If you want to see a constellation at a closer point of view, you can get a telescope or binaculars at a store near you.