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Any one out there? The constallations,

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Any one out there?

The constallations,

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Orion, the Hunter A prominent

constellation located on

the celestial equator

and visible throughout

the world.

It is one of the most well-

known constellations in

the night sky and easily

recognizable by his bright

belt of three stars.

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Orion, the Hunter Orion was famous for being a good hunter

Then, Gaia set an enormous scorpion on

Orion. Orion soon realized that his

strength and sword were useless against

that mighty beast. He tried to escape, but

the scorpion stung him to death.

Orion said he would kill

all the wild animals on

the earth. But the earth

goddess Gaia, who was

the mother of all animals,

was not pleased with

Orion's intention.

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Gaia placed the scorpion in the sky as a

constellation which appears to be

constantly chasing after Orion, whose

figure was also placed among the stars.

In his eternal hunting, Orion is

careful to keep well ahead of

the scorpion. In fact Orion has

disappeared over the horizon

by the time Scorpio rises in the

east.

Orion appears during the winter, Scorpio does in the summer.

Orion: Astromorphosis

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Orion, the Hunter

Sirius always follows him.

The three bright stars in a line are Orion's belt.. The two stars

north are Orion’s shoulders. One of these is Betelgeuse,

which is a giant red star. The two brighter stars to the south

are his legs.

Follow Orion's belt the other way to find

Sirius, the brightest star in our sky,

marking the larger of the two hunting

dogs and the nearby rabbit. The

shoulder stars point to the smaller dog.

The star Sirius is his dog.

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Taurus Taurus was identified with Zeus, who

assumed the form of a magnificent white

bull to abduct Europa, a legendary

Phoenician princess.

Aldebaran is a red giant star located in

Taurus. It is one of the brightest stars in

the night-time sky. The name Aldebaran is

Arabic (al-dabarān) and means "the

follower", because it follows the Pleiades.

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Pleiades, or Seven Sisters

An open star cluster

located in the

constellation of

Taurus

It is among the nearest star clusters to

Earth and is the cluster most obvious to

the naked eye in the night sky.

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Pleiades: Astromorphosis One day the great hunter Orion saw the Pleiades with their mother, and fancied them, so he pursued them for seven years.

They prayed to the gods for rescue and Zeus transformed them into doves, and later into stars.

He placed them in the sky where they formed a part of the constellation of Taurus.

Later on, when Orion was killed, he was placed in the

heavens behind the Pleiades, immortalizing the chase.

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Pleiades, or Seven Sisters

The nine brightest stars

of the Pleiades are

named for the Seven

sister along with their

parents, Atlas and

Pleione.

The Pleiades are the seven

daughters of Atlas and

Pleione.

They were the virgin

companions of Artemis.

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The big dipper The big dipper is not a constellation, but an asterism (a familiar

group of stars located within a constellation).

Look for seven major stars: four in the "bowl" and three in the

"handle."

The two stars on the outside of the bowl are called the "pointer"

stars. They point to Polaris, a bright star that is also called the

North Star because with it you can figure out which way is

north.

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The Ursa Maior/ Minor

Ursa Major, the Great Bear

If you find the

Big Dipper, you

have found the

Great Bear.

The Dipper's

handle is the

Bear's tail.

Ursa Minor, the Little Bear

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The Polaris Polaris will help you find the Little Dipper, also known as

Ursa Minor, or the Little Bear.

Polar is the star on the end of the Little Dipper's handle.

To find north:

Find the Big Dipper.

Find the pointer stars.

Find Polaris.

Look straight up.

Turn your body towards Polaris.

Now, you are facing north.

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The Ursa Maior/ Minor Astromorphosis

Callisto, while in bear form,

later encounters her son

Arcas, who almost shoots

the bear, but to avert the

tragedy, Zeus turns him

into bear and put them in

the sky, forming Ursa

Major and Minor.

Zeus lusts after a young nymph named Callisto.

Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, transforms the beautiful

Callisto into a bear.

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Lyra

The ring nebula

After his death, his lyre was thrown

into the river; Zeus sent an eagle to

retrieve the lyre, and ordered both

of them to be placed in the sky.

Lyra a small constellation whose brightest star is Vega

Lyra represents the lyre played by Orpheus

The famous Ring Nebula

appears in the northern

constellation of Lyra.

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Cassiopeia

The oracle said that the only way to appease the sea god and to save

their kingdom, was to sacrifice her daughter, offering her to the sea

monster Cetus. But the hero Perseus arrived in time and saved

Andromeda.

This brought the wrath of Poseidon upon her kingdom, Ethiopia.

Poseidon's punishment was to put

Cassiopea as a constellation sitting in the

heavens tied to a chair, in such a position

that she is upside-down half the time. In

some drawings she is holding a mirror,

symbol of her vanity,

Cassiopeia was very proud

of her beauty. She claimed

that she and her daughter

Andromeda were more

beautiful than the sea-

nymphs, the Nereids

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Castor y Pollux

When Castor died, because he

was mortal, Pollux begged his

father Zeus to give Castor

immortality, and he did, by uniting

them together in the heavens.

The legend says that Castor was the

son of Leda and Tyndareus—and

therefore a human—while Pollux was

the son of Leda and Zeus—and

therefore inmortal.

Gemini was associated with the myth of Castor and Polux,

The brightest stars in the constellation mark the heads of the

twins and are named Castor and Pollux.

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Jupiter Jupiter is 5th planet away from the Sun and the largest planet in the

Solar System.

The Greek god, Zeus, Jupiter in Roman

mythology, became the supreme ruler. He

was Lord of the Sky, the god of rain and

the gatherer of clouds who controled the

thunderbolt. His power was greater than

all the others.

Zeus had the power to elevate to

immortality, to release from suffering,

and place among the stars, but he could

also condemn for eternity.

Jupiter/Zeus had a lot of lovers and he had many children with many

different women. But he was not interested in forming relationships .

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Jupiter’s Moons

Callisto, a nymph of Artemis transformed

by Zeus into a bear and set among the

stars.

Io, a priestess of Hera in Argos, and was

seduced by Zeus, who changed her into a

cow to escape detection.

Europa was a Phoenician woman who was abducted by

Zeus in the form of a white bull.

Ganymede, the handsome price

whom Jupiter, having taken the form of

an eagle, transported to heaven on his

back.

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Saturn

Saturn was the god of

Time,agricultural and harvest.

Romans honored him at a harvest

festival known as the Saturnalia

Saturn, Cronos in Greek mythology, is

the sixth planet from the Sun and the

second largest planet in the Solar

system, after Jupiter. Saturn its known

for its ring system.

He was the youngest of the first-generation Titans and the

father of the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus.

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Mars Mars, Ares in Greek mythology, is the fourth

planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

He is the god of war, the god of violence. It

is often described as the "Red Planet“.

Mars has two moons, Phobos (fear) and Deimos (Dread).

In different cultures, Mars represents masculinity and

youth. Its symbol, a circle with an arrow pointing out

to the upper right, is also used for the male gender.