Definition, Betydelse & Synonymer | Engelska ordet CONSTELLATION

Definition av CONSTELLATION

1. konstellation
2. (astronomi, astrologi) stjärnbild

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• Algol , designated Beta Persei (β Persei, abbreviated Beta Per, β Per), known colloquially as the Demon Star, is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus and one of the first non-nova variable stars to be discovered.
• Originally Antlia Pneumatica, the constellation was established by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century.
• Ara (Latin for "the Altar") is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma.
• It is the brightest star in the constellation and the third-brightest in the night sky, outshone by only Sirius and Canopus.
• Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by σ Scorpii and τ Scorpii near the center of the constellation.
• 95, making it the brightest star in the constellation, as well as (typically) the fourteenth-brightest star in the night sky.
• Altair is the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky.
• The Big/Great Dipper is the American English term for seven stars of the Ursa Major constellation (The Plough in British English).
• A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
• Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was the southern foundation of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo) until it was divided into three pieces, the other two being Puppis (the poop deck), and Vela (the sails of the ship).
• Its name is Latin for "greater dog" in contrast to Canis Minor, the "lesser dog"; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter through the sky.
• Its name is Latin for "lesser dog", in contrast to Canis Major, the "greater dog"; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter.
• In Greek mythology, Centaurus represents a centaur; a creature that is half human, half horse (another constellation named after a centaur is one from the zodiac: Sagittarius).
• Corvus in Chinese astronomy, the same constellation as considered in traditional Chinese uranography.
• Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.
• Due to its small size and location away from the plane of the Milky Way, Caelum is a rather barren constellation, with few objects of interest.
• Its name is Latin for 'hunting dogs', and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs of Boötes the Herdsman, a neighboring constellation.
• Delphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator.
• He was associated with the southern band of constellations called stars of Ea, but also with the constellation AŠ-IKU, the Field (Square of Pegasus).
• The French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille first described the constellation in French as le Fourneau Chymique (the Chemical Furnace) with an alembic and receiver in his early catalogue, after he had observed and catalogued almost 10,000 southern stars during a two-year stay at the Cape of Good Hope.

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