Constellations played a significant role in navigation for explorers of the earth’s surface and oceans; these navigators created extensive star charts to help them find their way around the planet. Often though, a single star chart wasn’t enough for successful navigation. A frequent question we ran across in our research was “How do constellations help …
A constellation is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. The pattern they form may take the shape of an animal, a mythological creature, a man, a woman, or an inanimate object such as a microscope, a compass, or a crown. Ursa Major is likely the most well known …
The oldest description of the constellations as we know them comes from a poem, called Phaenomena, written about 270 B. By the Greek poet Aratus. Who was the first to name the constellations? Taurus is another ancient constellation. Pegasus is one of the 48 constellations which were named by the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy. In …
This article is about the star. For other uses, see Vega (disambiguation). Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. To a hypothetical observer in the Vega system, the Sun would appear …
The constellations have a practical purpose today too. They determine how stars are named. When astronomers go to conferences they like to share their research with others. And usually they will want to tell someone which stars or objects they may be looking at. Also, why do we use constellations? Constellations can be a useful …
The constellations best seen in March are Cancer, Canis Minor, Carina, Lynx, Pyxis, Vela and Volans. Cancer, Canis Minor and Lynx are located in the northern celestial hemisphere, while Carina, Pyxis, Vela and Volans lie in the southern sky. March constellations, image: Wikisky. February Constellations The constellations best seen in February are Auriga, Camelopardalis, Canis …
Pisces is one of the twelve zodiac constellations, and it is located in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is among the largest constellation in the sky, being the 14 th largest out of the 88 modern constellations. The constellation of Pisces is located between Aries constellation to the east and Aquarius to the west. The …
Virgo is placed next to the constellation Libra, which represents the scales of justice. Dike, who was the daughter of Astraeus, was also usually called Astraeia. Astraeus was the father of the stars. During the second millennium, Greek astronomer Ptolemy named 48 constellations by describing their position and distances from planet earth. “Virgin” is the …
Virgo constellation lies in the southern sky. Its name means “ virgin ” in Latin. The constellation is represented by the symbol ♍. Virgo is one of the 12 zodiac constellations, first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It contains Spica, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Its …
First, Constellation would be able to acquire what it doesn’t already own of Canopy for a reasonably inexpensive price. Zuanic suggests that acquiring what it doesn’t already own of Canopy at a 15% premium would only amount to a little over $5 billion. Does constellation brands own canopy growth? The beer and wine giant later …