The document discusses several constellations visible from Earth: - The Ursa Major, or Great Bear, consists of seven stars and is visible year-round in the northern hemisphere. It has cultural significance around the world. - Ursa Minor, or Little Dipper, also has seven stars and includes Polaris, the pole star. It is dimmer and harder to spot than Ursa Major. - Orion is one of the most prominent constellations, depicting a hunter holding a shield and sword. It can be used to locate the bright star Sirius. - Scorpius is located in the southern hemisphere and shaped like a scorpion, consisting of seven stars visible in summer.

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3.  The Ursa Major is the third largest constellation
and is also known as the Great Bear , The Bigger
Dipper , or the plough . It is visible in the
northern hemisphere almost throughout year . It
has great mythological significance throughout
the world . The constellation consists of seven
stars and is well known as the saptarshi mandal
in India

5. Also known as the Little Dipper , this
constellation also consist of seven star
and the star at the end of the dipper
handle is the Polaris , commonly
known as the pole star . It is not easy
to spot this constellation since it is not
so bright .

7.  This constellation is one of the most prominent and can be
easily identified . When the stars constituting the
constellation are joined together , they depict the shape
of a hunter holding a shield in his right hand and the left
arm is lifted . He wears a three star belt from which hangs
a glittering sword . With the help of this constellation , it
is easy to spot the brightest star in the night sky – Sirius .
Sirius is aligned with the imaginary line formed with the
three stars constituting the hunter’s belt.

9. This is a fairly large constellation
situated in the southern hemisphere
near the centre of the Milky Way . It
can only be seen during the summer
season . It consists of seven stars and
is shaped like a scorpius

11. This constellation is an open cluster of
stars which becomes clearly visible in
the winter sky .There is no particular
arrangement of stars in this
constellation . The Indian name is
kruttika

13. Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is visible from the Northern
Hemisphere during winters . It cosists
of five star which form a shape that
look like a ‘M’ or a ‘W’ . This
constellation comprises of several star
clusters , each cluster containing
innumerable stars .

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