Space Encyclopedia/Constellations Autumn



Learning about constellations (their mythologies) in detail

Ancient people could tell direction, time and season by the stars in the sky. They linked stars together with lines to make figures of animals and humans. These were the beginnings of onstellations. Constellations were first introduced in Babylonia and Greece where they developed to their present shapes. By approximately 200 B.C., there were Autumn constellations that had already been counted. Here, you can get information about 12 constellations known as the zodiac.

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The Ram
The Goat
The Water Bearer
The Fishes
The Cassiopeia
The Southern Fish
Cepheus
Andromeda
Perseus
Sculptor
The Foal
The Phoenix
The Winged Horse
The Microscope
The Crane
The Toucan
The Octant
The Peacock
The Triangle
The Southern Triangle
The Lizard
The Sea Monster
The Furnace





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