Be A StarGazer
by Mark Cater
What ARE Constellations Anyway?
A constellation is group of stars like a dot-to-dot puzzle. If you join the dots--stars, that is--and use lots of imagination, the picture would look like an object, animal, or person. For example, Orion is a group of stars that the Greeks thought looked like a giant hunter with a sword attached to his belt.
Other than making a pattern in Earth's sky, these stars may not be related at all. For example, Alnitak, the star at the left side of Orion's belt, is 817 light years away. (A light year is the distance light travels in one Earth year, almost 6 trillion miles!) Alnilam, the star in the middle of the belt, is 1340 light years away. And Mintaka at the right side of the belt is 916 light years away. Yet they all appear from Earth to have the same brightness.
About the Author
Mark Cater is the author of The Black Dice; How you can have 30 combinations in your favor
(2008, paperback, 171 pages)
What ARE Constellations Anyway?
A constellation is group of stars like a dot-to-dot puzzle. If you join the dots--stars, that is--and use lots of imagination, the picture would look like an object, animal, or person. For example, Orion is a group of stars that the Greeks thought looked like a giant hunter with a sword attached to his belt.
Other than making a pattern in Earth's sky, these stars may not be related at all. For example, Alnitak, the star at the left side of Orion's belt, is 817 light years away. (A light year is the distance light travels in one Earth year, almost 6 trillion miles!) Alnilam, the star in the middle of the belt, is 1340 light years away. And Mintaka at the right side of the belt is 916 light years away. Yet they all appear from Earth to have the same brightness.
About the Author
Mark Cater is the author of The Black Dice; How you can have 30 combinations in your favor
(2008, paperback, 171 pages)
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