1. Theories of the Universe
Theories of Ancient Greece What are some things they
saw???
Did you know???? - The lion
- Roughly dating back 6000 years - the bull
- Earliest constellations were found by - the scorpion
Homer.
- By the 5th B.C Most of the constellations
came with a Myth
- Alexandria came up with 48 constellations
(112 stars)
***Each constellation comes with:
- a name
- a meaning
- a three letter abbreviation
Constellations:
Name: Leo meaning: the lion abbreviation: Leo

2. Name: Sagitta meaning: the arrow abbreviation: Sge
Name: Volans meaning: Flying Fish Abbreviation: Vol

3. Theories of Modern Day
- The boundaries of the constellations were adopted in 1930.
- 48of the modern day classical constellations don’t cover our sky
- The stars that make up a constellation don’t bound together in close
association.
- In 1922 the 88 official constellations were listed by the IAU (International
Astronomical Union)
- Six years later the boundaries of each were approved.
o the real modern day constellations are a challenge to find unlike the
classical constellations that had taken up most of the bright stars
o Many modern day constellations will be found in the north or south
horizon and some won’t rise even at their highest altitude.
o Learning the classical constellations would lead you to find the
modern day constellations.
What are some of the modern day constellations???
- Name: Columba English name: dove

4. - Name: Monoceros English Name: Unicorn
- Name: Lacerta English name: The lizard
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