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(the “Great
Bear”) is visible
year round in Earth’s
Ursa Major
The constellations may appear to contain connected stars, but they are vastly different distances from Earth. A different vantage point would rearrange the stars in a new pattern. However, the constellations are useful for stargazers tracking the night sky. Most of the constellations have been given two names—

GALAXY GREATS

Stars in a constellation are close together Although stars appear to shine in glittering groups, it is an optical illusion. Astronomers have divided the sky above Earth into 88 imaginary pieces. Each is a constellation forming its own pattern, but the stars within it are really spaced out. Observatories h

TRUE or FALSE?

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