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What is Constellation

When you go outside on a dark clear night, looke up into the night sky and see hundreds if not thousands of stars randomly spread across the sky. How do you tell one from another? The answers is you learn the Comstellation. At night, you can see many glittering objects in the sky. These objects are called star. A group of stars that form pattern is called a Constellation. We can see millioons of dots of light ib thr night sky. Most of these are stars. Observe the patterns formed by these are stars. Do you know how important they are?

Monday, April 11, 2011

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSTELLATIONS

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1. Poets, farmers and astronomers created the named of various constellations over the past 6000 year.Traveller used constellations to map the sky and show direction.

2. Farmers cerated constellation to help them with their crops. They used them as a reminder of planting and harvesting season.

3. Constellations have been used to tell time for hundreds of years.


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4. The 12 zodiacal constellations are used to symbolize the 12 months in a yearly cycle. 

5. It may lead a person to their position and to use this information in many ways like telling direction.

6. The constellations can be used to determine what month of the year it is as well as the time of night. For  thousands of years the constellations of the stars have shown in the same place in the sky. This constant has lead many to learn their positions and to use this information in many ways.


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