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Orion Not a circumpolar constellation, but a seasonal constellation Betelgeuse, the right arm of Orion (or "armpit" as the name suggests), glows with a dull red. Rigel, in the opposite corner of the constellation, is blue and much brighter.

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Orion

Orion

On the left: The Hunter - Orion

In the middle: Name: The Bull - Taurus

On the right: Name: The Greater Dog - Canis Major

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On the left: The Lion - Leo

On the left: The Lion - Leo

In the middle: The Herdsman - Böötes

On the right: The Virgin - Virgo

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On the left: The Crab - Cancer

On the left: The Crab - Cancer

In the middle: The Scorpion - Scorpio

On the right: The Archer - Sagittarius

Summer

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On the left and in the middle: Andromeda

On the left and in the middle: Andromeda

The Andromeda constellation is famous for containing the Andromeda Nebula, the closest galaxy to our Milky Way.

On the right: The Fishes, Pisces

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Ecliptic Constellations & Zodiac Signs

Ecliptic Constellations & Zodiac Signs

A band of 12 constellations around the sky entered on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun on the earth as the earth revolves around it).

Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.

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Ecliptic Constellations

Ecliptic Constellations

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Hindu Calendar Rashi

Hindu Calendar Rashi

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The Constellations, using H. A. Rey's Scheme

The Constellations, using H. A. Rey's Scheme

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Constellations

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Constellations

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Brightest Stars

Brightest Stars

and Their Constellations

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The Dome of the Sky: Definitions in your local sky

The Dome of the Sky: Definitions in your local sky

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Angular size of moon ~ ½ o

Angular size of moon ~ ½ o

Angular distance between the “pointer stars” ~ 5o

To Polaris

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Latitude and Longitude

Latitude and Longitude

Beavercreek, OH

Latitude: 39.73 N,

Longitude: 84.06 W

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