88 Officially Recognized Constellations. Latin Name English Name or Description; Andromeda: Princess of ...

Constellations have imaginary boundaries formed by "connecting the dots" and all the stars within those boundaries are labeled with the name of that constellation. However, keep in mind that constellations are not real objects; they are just patterns …

2. Read several short examples of myths explaining constellations. There are several short myths on-line in the Universe activity section of StarChild. For a longer, more in-depth introduction, read a book such as Quillworker: A Cheyenne Legend by Terri Cohlene. 3. Show picture examples of constellations. Materials: • 8.5 by 11 white paper

2018年5月14日 · StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers ages 5-13 to learn about the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, and the universe beyond. Use the links above to explore the site's topics. If you are looking for something a bit more advanced (ages 14+), then head on over to Imagine the Universe!

The Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light-years away and is about 200,000 light-years across. It is thought to contain about 400 billion stars. It is thought to contain about 400 billion stars. If you are lucky enough to be able to observe the Andromeda Galaxy through a small telescope or a good pair of binoculars, it is obvious that most ...

Initiate a discussion of constellations by reading to students (or directing them to read for themselves) the introduction to the Star Art activity found in Universe Level 2 of StarChild. Explain that many star groups were named for the people, animals, and objects our ancestors imagined seeing when they looked at the stars.

The words " solar system" refer to the Sun and all of the objects that travel around it.These objects include planets, natural satellites such as the Moon, the asteroid belt, comets, and meteoroids.

Aristotle, who lived from 384 to 322 BC, believed the Earth was round. He thought Earth was the center of the universe and that the Sun, Moon, planets, and all the fixed stars revolved around it.

Parallax. Astronomers derive distances to the nearest stars (closer than about 100 light-years) by a method called stellar parallax.

The Earth spins on its "axis". This axis is an imaginary line running through the Earth. If you were to be high above the Earth, looking straight down along the axis, all the points on Earth would appear to move in circles around the axis.