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The Constellations

The Constellations. Andromeda. Great Constellation Websites http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/ constellation_hunt.htm http://www.comfychair.org/~cmbell/myth/ myth.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Hm2MKez7atI http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/constellations /.

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The Constellations

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  1. The Constellations Andromeda • Great Constellation Websites • http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm • http://www.comfychair.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm2MKez7atI • http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/constellations/ • Appears during November and December • Easy to find • Andromeda galaxy is nearby! • Named after daughter of Cassiopeia http://en.paperblog.com/andromeda-constellation-15522/ http://d1jqu7g1y74ds1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/myth_constellations.JPG Made by Ms. Titus 3rd Grade Classroom

  2. The Big Dipper • Part of the constellation Ursa Major • Most familiar figures in the sky • Can act as a guide to other constellations • Plays an important part in U.S. History! • Canis Major • Also called “The Great Dog” • Home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky • One of the dogs that follows Orion the hunter • Cygnus • Also called “The Swan” • High in the night sky during the early morning in late summer • High in the night sky during the evening in the late fall • One of the corners of the Summer Triangle asterism http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/gif/CMA.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Cygnus_constellation_map_inv.png http://my.execpc.com/60/B3/culp/astronomy/fig/BigDipper.gif

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