⭐ What is a Constellation?

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🌌 What does “constellation” mean?

A constellation is a group of stars that looks like a picture or shape in the night sky.

People long ago used their imagination to connect stars with lines ✨

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🧠 Why did people make constellations?

Long ago, before maps and clocks, people used constellations to:

• Find directions 🧭
• Know seasons 🌱❄️
• Tell stories and myths 📖

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🔭 Are the stars really connected?

👉 No!

• Stars in a constellation are very far apart
• They only look close together from Earth

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🌟 Famous constellations for kids

• Ursa Major – looks like a big bear 🐻
  (contains the Big Dipper)
• Orion – the hunter 🏹
• Cassiopeia – looks like a “W”
• Leo – the lion 🦁

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🧭 How many constellations are there?

• Scientists have officially named 88 constellations

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🌙 Can we see all constellations?

• Some are seen only in summer
• Some only in winter
• Some only from certain parts of Earth 🌍

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🧠 Easy way to remember

Constellations are star pictures in the sky

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🌟 Fun facts for kids

• Different cultures have different constellation stories
• Sailors used stars to travel across oceans 🌊
• You don’t need a telescope to see many constellations!

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📌 One-line summary

A constellation is a group of stars that forms a picture in the night sky.

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