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6th. Science ch,4

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constellation the stars outlining an imaginary picture
Polaris (pe lar is) another name for the North Star or the Pole Star
The Great Bear this constellation also is called Ursa (ur su) Major, also the constellation containing the Big Dipper, one of the most familiar groupings of stars.
The Little Bear The constellation containing Polaris is Ursa Minor(ur su). The Little Bear is more commonly called the Little Dipper.
Queen Cassiopeia Although the constellation Cassiopeia (kas e u pe u) was named after a mythical queen of Ethiopia, it really looks more like a letter of the alphabet than a person.
Great Square Andromeda head is one of the bright stars in the constellation in itself, but a group of stars in the constellation Andromeda and Pegasus (peg u sus)
The Twins Gemini (jem u ni) resembles twin brothers holding hands. The brightest stars in Gemini (jem u ni)are Castor(kas tur) and Pollux(pol uks), the heads of the two boys.
The Swan On the other side of the big dipper is Cygnus(sig nus)the Swan which is located in the Milky Way.Deneb(den eb)the Swan's brightest star,is located at the top of the Northern Cross,a constellation that forms a cross in the sky.
Orion Another name for this constellation is The Hunter, the brightest of all constellations. This constellation looks like a hunter in the sky.
Betelgeuse (bet 'l jooz) one of the brightest stars in Orion and also, this star also makes up Orion's right shoulder
What is Orion holding in his his hands? In one hand this mighty hunter seems to be holding a shield in the other he raises a club.
Rigel (ri jul) Another one of Orion's brightest stars and is Orion's left foot.
Sirius (sir i us) The brightest star in the constellation The Big Dog or Canis (ka nis) Major and is the brightest star in the night sky.
Southern Cross Between the legs of Centaurus (sen tor us) shines this constellation, this group of four very bright stars. The Southern Cross is the most familiar sight in the southern sky, but is hidden from northern observers.
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