Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Constellation Hunt

What is a Constellation?

People have looked at the sky since the beginning of time. People have made these stars into shapes and patterns called constellations. The constellations tell our stories of our past, and help guide us thought life.

Visit this link below to learn about some of the constellations in the North and South Sky. When you are done, please post a comment to the question;


Why are there different constellations in the Southern sky than in the Northern sky?



http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its because the people that lived in the southern side go south and the people that lived in northern side go north.We see the north constellations because we live north.

Anonymous said...

BECAUSE EVRYONE LIVES IN DIFFERENT PLACES ON DIFFRENT SIDES OF THE WORLD WE ALL DONT LIVE ON THE SAME SIDES OF THE WORLD.

Anonymous said...

There are different constellations in the north beacause there are different constellations here than in the south.

Anonymous said...

there are different constellations in the nourthern sky than in the southern sky because there are different stars in diferent places.