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What are Constellations?
Try observing the sky at night. Stars are
clearly visible on a clear, dark night and
when the Moon is not visible. There are
millions of stars in the universe, but we can
only see a part of them.
When a certain group of stars are connected
using a line, a pattern such as shown below
will be formed.
Try to look for patterns Wow! The patterns of
of stars in the picture of these stars are beautiful.
the sky above.
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There are many constellations in the sky but the International
Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially identified 88
constellations in the sky at night.
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