Constellations
There are 88 officially recognised constellations in the modern IAU classification. Here’s a categorised overview with selected interesting facts: 🌌 Northern Sky (Partial Highlights) Ursa Major – Latin for “Great Bear”. Contains the Big Dipper asterism, often used to find Polaris. Ursa Minor – “Little Bear”, includes the Little Dipper; Polaris is at its end. Cassiopeia – Named for a vain queen; a distinctive “W”-shaped pattern. Draco – The Dragon winds between Ursa Major and Minor; its brightest star, Thuban, was the north pole star ~4,800 BC. Cygnus – The Swan; also known as the Northern Cross. Deneb is among the brightest stars. Gemini – The Twins, Castor and Pollux, are its two brightest stars. Leo – The Lion; includes the bright star Regulus and the Leo I galaxy. 🌌 Southern Sky (Partial Highlights) Crux – The Southern Cross; the southern hemisphere’s key navigation feature. Centaurus – A centaur; contains Alpha Centauri, our nearest...