Star Constellations

This ancient civilization created the Zodiac.

Stars in a constellation appear close together, but most are not at all close together in space.

In winter and in summer, people in a given location see

The alignment of stars in the sky, particularly the patterns of the constellations when a person is born, affects events on Earth.

Why do stars move across the sky each night?

Orion is located on the celestial equator, or the projection of the Earth's equator into space. Because of this it is not a prominent constellation.

Stars organized into patterns are known as _____.

Babylonian astronomers created the Zodiac to explain natural phenomena that we can now explain with science.

When an idea in astrology fails, it is altered or abandoned to fit the new data.

We call recognizable patterns of stars in the sky ______________.