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Asterism Astronomy: Encyclopedia - Asterism Astronomy
In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars seen in Earth's sky which is not an official constellation. Like constellations, they are...
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Asterism Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Asterism Astronomy - Other Examples
Undoubtedly, the best-known asterism is the Big Dipper. Composed of the seven brightest stars in Ursa Major where they delineate the Bear...
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Asterism Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Asterism Astronomy - Former Asterisms
Argo is a special case. By far the largest of Ptolemy's constellations was Argo Navis (the ship Argo). Starting with Lacaille in his Coel...
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Asterism Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Asterism Astronomy - Background
The visible stars are located at random in the sky. Even before the dawn of civilization, it became common to clump various stars togethe...
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