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Constellations visible in the November sky

Constellations visible in the November sky. Click on constellations to learn more about them. Ursa Minor. Best seen in June Commonly called the little dipper Most famous star is Polaris, the North Star. Ursa Major. Best seen in April Contains the Big Dipper

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Constellations visible in the November sky

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  1. Constellations visible in the November sky Click on constellations to learn more about them

  2. Ursa Minor • Best seen in June • Commonly called the little dipper • Most famous star is Polaris, the North Star

  3. Ursa Major • Best seen in April • Contains the Big Dipper • The line that connects Dubhe with Merak points to Polaris, the North Star

  4. Cygnus • Best seen in September • Looks like a cross or a swan • Contains Cygnus X-1, a possible black hole

  5. Cassiopeia • Best seen in November • Looks like a W • The Romans thought it was the throne of Queen Cassiopeia

  6. Orion • Best seen in January • Looks like a hunter • Three bright starts in a line make up his belt. They are easily seen in the Southern Hemisphere in the winter. • The bright star Betelgeuse forms his left shoulder

  7. Gemini • Best seen in February • Constellation of the two twins, Castor and Pollux

  8. Pegasus • Best seen in October • Pegasus is a winged horse

  9. Lepus • Best seen in February • Lepus is a hare • One of the many animals hunted by Orion

  10. Cepheus • Best seen in October • King of Ethiopia • Not very bright but located in an empty part of the sky near North Pole

  11. Auriga • Best seen in February • Auriga is a a charioteer

  12. Taurus • Best seen in January • The Bull • One of the 13 Zodiac constellations • Hunted by Orion

  13. Pisces • Best seen in November • The fishes • One of the 13 Zodiac constellations

  14. Andromeda • Best seen in November • Princess of Ethiopia

  15. Draco • Best seen in July • The Dragon

  16. Cetus • Best seen in December • Seen as a whale or a sea monster • Large but faint constellation

  17. Lyra • The Lyre is a stringed instrument like a harp • Contains the star Vega, part of the summer triangle • In another 10,000 years or so, the North Star will be Vega instead of Polaris

  18. Perseus • Best seen in December • The son of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a mortal woman.

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