My Art of Astronomy: What Is a Constellation? (Part 2)

in #art9 years ago

The dark, cloudless night sky is stars. Stars are like bright dots.

In ancient times people looked the sky and imagined that those dots of stars were drawings. They called those drawings constellations.

Those constellations reminded the ancient Greeks of their favorite heroes: Hercules, Perseus, Andromeda. Other constellations looked like animals and things: Draco (a dragon), Cygnus (a swan), Lyra (a lyre).

Now scientists divide the sky into sections. Those sections are called constellations.

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Hi there, would love to see a verification that this is your work. Preferably a note saying Steemit and @senseye next to your drawing. :) It'll give us a lot more confidence to vote for you.

Sure. In the next post!

Verification upon your request (Part 3):