Once thought that the constellation names and myths were of Greek origin; however, this perspective has now been debunked, and an investigation of theHellenicmyths associated with the stars and star groups in light of records confirmed by the deciphering ofMesopotamiancuneiforms results in the conclu...
Asterisms are groups of stars such as the Little Dipper, Big Dipper and the Pleiades, which are not constellations but have well-known names of their own. The Big and Little Dippers are part of the Big and Little Bears (Ursa MajorandUrsa Minor). The Pleiades are an example of aclust...
(the brightest star in the night sky). the next time you look up into the night sky, try to identify these constellations. they are easy to find and bright enough to see even in cities. you can also try to identify the zodiac constellations using a star chart. to explore more on ...
Little Dipper can be spotted by the constellation of Big Dipper. If you look at the two stars which form the right part of the cup and follow the north's straight line, it will lead you to Polaris, the North Star. Polaris is located at the end of Little Dipper's handle, which is ...
The history of the star: Lesath from p.371 of Star Names, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889. The two stars; upsilon (υ) Scorpius, Lesath, along with Shaula, lambda (λ) Scorpius; are at the tip of the tail of the Scorpion and right on the sting. Lesos is Greek for sting, Latin has...
A symbol for Gemini was ‘a Pile of Bricks‘, referring to the building of the first city and the fratricidal brothers, and the Sumerian name for the month May-June, when the sun was in Gemini, signified ‘Bricks’ [Allen, Star Names]. Masonry is the craft of piling one stone or ...
In India as Skanda, which is a celestial General riding a peacock. From the time when people first observed the Earth, great significance has been given to thecelestial objects. Throughout our human history and across many different cultures, names and mythical stories attribute to the star pat...
A long time ago, when people studied the stars, they gave the stars names. These star watchers thought that certain groups of stars looked like animals and, sometimes, people. There are 88 pictures that the stars make in the sky; these are called “constellations.” Because the Earth is ...
from p.268 of Star Names, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889.[A scanned copy can be viewed on this webpage Alpha (α) Lepus, Arneb, is a double star, pale yellow and gray, in the body of the Hare. Arneb is from the Arabian name for the whole of the Lepus constellation, but the Centu...
Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889]. It will be the Polaris [the pole star] of the year 7500; Wikipedia says “This star is located near the precessional path traced across the celestial sphere by the Earth’s north pole. That means that periodically this sta...