https://padlet.com/khunt7/ykhbasbr6kj5 These facts will AMAZE you en-us 2017-10-20 16:29:34 UTC 2017-10-24 12:04:57 UTC hello@padlet.com khunt7 https://padlet.com/khunt7/ykhbasbr6kj5/wish/199129773 Gemini

• Key stars are Pollux, Castor, Alhena, and Posterior
• Associated with medical accidents / problems with the arms, shoulders, and nerves
• Astronomers improved the cosmic yardstick with Gemini

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• Named after Orion the Hunter from mythology
• Represents the white tiger
• Legend says Orion was shot by Artemis' arrow
• Rigel (brightest star), Betelgeuse (second brightest star)

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• Named the Sea Goat
• Identified by Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy
• Brightest star is Deneb Algebi is located on Capricorn's tail

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• Symbol depicts man pouring a bowl of water - which consists of 20+ stars
• Greeks linked Aquarius with Gamymede - the cup bearer who brought eternal youth to the gods
• Discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1792

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• Naming from lion in Greek mythology
• Home to bright stars Regulus,  Denebola
• Egyptians knew the Nile River would flood when the Sun shown in front of Leo

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• Babylonian called it the Heavenly Bull
• Contains one of the best known clusters - 7 Sisters
• Cave paintings show man recognized the constellation as a bull over 10,000 years ago

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• Also called the Little Bear and Cynosura
• Sicilians used the Bear constellations to direct them while traveling
• Unique circle of stars called the Engagement Ring slightly below Polaris (North Star)

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• Key stars are Hamal, Sheratan,and Mesarthim
• Aries is associated with the God Amon Ra
• Animal for Aries is the Ram

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• Linked to Greek goddess of justice
• Second largest constellation
• Brightest star is Speca

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• Babylonian God of War
• He stands with his bow aiming at Scorpio's heart
• In the image of an archer for as long as Sagittarius has been named - even longer than the symbol

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URSA Major

Arch from the stars Murak and Debhe if continued point to the North Star (Polaris)

Stars in Big Dipper form the closest star cluster known

In Greek mythology it was associated Callisto and nymph who was turned into a bear by Zeus' jealous wife, Hera.

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• Key stars are Antares, Shaula, and Acrav
• Named from Orion who said he would kill every animal on Earth
• In Hawaii known as the demi-god Maui's fish hook

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• Constellation of the Zodiac
• Name is Latin for weight scales
• Home to variable stars

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• She was chained to her throne as a punishment for her boasts for being more beautiful than all the Nereids
• Constellation has a pair of nebulae - Heart Nebula and Soul Nebula
• Constellation also has a planetary nebula called Pac Man Nebula

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The other two Zodiac constellations - Pisces (The fish) and Cancer (the Crab)

There are 88 constellations visible from Earth

The largest is Hydra

The smallest is Crux (Southern Cross)

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