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CONSTELLATIONS







                                                                                                            • Some stars seem to appear in a

                                                                                                                pattern. Such patterns of stars that
                                                                                                                can be  grouped together and are
                                                                                                                visible from the earth, either
                                                                                                                through the naked eye or through
                                                                                                                a telescope are called
                                                                                                                constellations.

                                                                                                            • There are many constellations in

                                                                                                                our galaxy.

                                                                                                            • The earth and the entire solar
                                                                                                                system are part of the milky way
                                                                                                                galaxy.

                                                                                                            • There are billions of galaxies in the
                                                                                                                universe.


                                                                                                            • Here are shown some of the
                                                                                                                examples of constellations.
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