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__Constellations in the Midnight Sky__
Constellations." (© Rasmussen Images/Alamy.) //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy// Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. [] || These are some of the constellations found in the sky. || . ||
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__The Big Dipper__
|| One of the most known constellations; also known to have a smaller version called the little dipper. ||  || Stars and Constellations." //The Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science & Invention//. 4 vols. Blackbirch Press, 2001. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits || The first photo is a picture of a belt that makes Orion easier to locate
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The second one is a globular cluster whic contains millions of older stars. ||  || "Constellation" (Photodisc/Royalty Free.) Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. [] || A cluster of stars in a sky, one of the 88 constellations. ||  ||
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Constellations." //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy//. Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. []
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Stars and Constellations." //The Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science & Invention//. 4 vols. Blackbirch Press, 2001. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. []

Constellations." (© Rasmussen Images/Alamy.) //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy// Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. []

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"Constellation" (Photodisc/Royalty Free.) Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. []

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A constellation is a group of stars that forms a pattern. Grouping stars together makes them easy to identify. In ancient times, farmers, sailors, and early astronomers gave names to groups of stars they could see. Often, they named these star patterns after Greek or Roman gods, animals, and objects. On a really dark night, you can see about 1,000 to 1,500 stars. Trying to tell which star is which can be difficult. Knowing the constellations helps. In 1929 the International Astronomical Union defined the 88 official constellations that exist today. Every star in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere has Is part of a constellation. Constellations seem to change their positions in the sky as each hour passes. This is because the earth spins on its axis. The constellations also seem to change their positions with the seasons. This is due to the rotation of the earth around the sun. Orion is one of the most famous constellations in the Northern Hemisphere. Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, is located in the Canis Major constellation. The Big Dipper is part of the Ursus Major star group.

=__//**Orion**//__= The ancient Greeks saw the figure of the Greek myth Orion in the nighttime sky. There are several different stories about the birth of Orion. According to one version of the myth, Orion was the son of a poor shepherd called Hyrieus. Once, [|Zeus], Hermes, and [|Poseidon]stopped by Hyrieus'house. Hyrieus was so generous with his guests that he killed the only animal he had-an ox. Hyrieus was not aware that his guests were gods. The gods wanted to reward Hyrieus'generosity by granting him a wish. Hyrieus' biggest desire was to have a child. The gods told him to bury the hide of the bull he had sacrificed to them and to pee on it. After nine months, a boy was born in that place. The child became a very handsome and strong man. He was such a good hunter that he was hired by the king Oenopion to kill the ferocious beasts that were terrifying the habitants of the island Chios. Happy for his success, 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. 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. As a reward, 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.