Constellations

Find 10 constellations still used to navigate the night sky today.

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Long before satellites and telescopes, ancient stargazers connected the stars into patterns and stories. This puzzle covers ten constellations still used to navigate the night sky today.

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Orion: One of the most recognizable constellations, named for a hunter in Greek mythology and marked by its distinctive three-star belt.
Ursamajor: Known as the Great Bear, this constellation contains the well-known asterism called the Big Dipper.
Ursaminor: Known as the Little Bear, this constellation contains Polaris, the North Star, at the tip of its tail.
Cassiopeia: A W-shaped constellation named for a vain queen in Greek mythology, visible year-round from much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Pegasus: A constellation named after the mythological winged horse, marked by a distinctive square of stars.
Leo: A constellation representing a lion, one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.
Gemini: A zodiac constellation representing twins, marked by two bright stars named Castor and Pollux.
Taurus: A zodiac constellation representing a bull, home to the bright, reddish star Aldebaran.
Draco: A long, winding constellation representing a dragon, coiling between the Big and Little Dippers.
Andromeda: A constellation named for a mythological princess, notable for containing the Andromeda Galaxy, visible to the naked eye.