Constellations

Constellations Edited by: Maria Pacheco Fall 2012, and Taylor McMurry Spring 2018

[|Sky Tellers]

 Constellations have been around for centuries and have been used as a method to plan the planting of crops, guiding navigators on their adventures, and as well as telling time. A constellation is a grouping of stars forming a shape or pattern that is used for that specific patter, usually from Greek mythology but not always. Although the first 48 constellations were recorded by Ptolemy, the exact origins are still unknown, below is a list of the 88 constellations recognized by the IAU. At first the constellations were used to identify specific stars, as astronomers realized that the stars changed it was used as a way to name a specific area. The IAU defines a constellation by its boundary in a grid and not on the patter of the stars because of the variations it can have. There are many different constellations that are not recognized by the IAU but can be informative or just fun to read about.


 * **No.** || **Abbrev.** || **Constellation** || **Genitive** || **English Name** || **Area** || **Hem.** || **Alpha Star** ||
 * **1** || **And** || **Andromeda** || **//Andromedae//** || **Andromeda** || 722 || **NH** || Alpheratz ||
 * **2** || **Ant** || **Antlia** || **//Antliae//** || **Air Pump** || 239 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **3** || **Aps** || **Apus** || **//Apodis//** || **Bird of Paradise** || 206 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **4** || **Aqr** || **Aquarius** || **//Aquarii//** || **Water Carrier** || 980 || **SH** || Sadalmelik ||
 * **5** || **Aql** || **Aquila** || **//Aquilae//** || **Eagle** || 652 || **NH-SH** || Altair ||
 * **6** || **Ara** || **Ara** || **//Arae//** || **Altar** || 237 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **7** || **Ari** || **Aries** || **//Arietis//** || **Ram** || 441 || **NH** || Hamal ||
 * **8** || **Aur** || **Auriga** || **//Aurigae//** || **Charioteer** || 657 || **NH** || Capella ||
 * **9** || **Boo** || **Bootes** || **//Bootis//** || **Herdsman** || 907 || **NH** || Arcturus ||
 * **10** || **Cae** || **Caelum** || **//Caeli//** || **Chisel** || 125 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **11** || **Cam** || **Camelopardalis** || **//Camelopardalis//** || **Giraffe** || 757 || **NH** ||  ||
 * **12** || **Cnc** || **Cancer** || **//Cancri//** || **Crab** || 506 || **NH** || Acubens ||
 * **13** || **CVn** || **Canes Venatici** || **//Canun Venaticorum//** || **Hunting Dogs** || 465 || **NH** || Cor Caroli ||
 * **14** || **CMa** || **Canis Major** || **//Canis Majoris//** || **Big Dog** || 380 || **SH** || Sirius ||
 * **15** || **CMi** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Canis Minor** || **//Canis Minoris//** || **Little Dog** || 183 || **NH** || Procyon ||
 * **16** || **Cap** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Capricornus** || **//Capricorni//** || **Goat ( Capricorn )** || 414 || **SH** || Algedi ||
 * **17** || **Car** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Carina** || **//Carinae//** || **Keel** || 494 || **SH** || Canopus ||
 * **18** || **Cas** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Cassiopeia** || **//Cassiopeiae//** || **Cassiopeia** || 598 || **NH** || Schedar ||
 * **19** || **Cen** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Centaurus** || **//Centauri//** || **Centaur** || 1060 || **SH** || Rigil Kentaurus ||
 * **20** || **Cep** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Cepheus** || **//Cephei//** || **Cepheus** || 588 || **SH** || Alderamin ||
 * **21** || **Cet** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Cetus** || **//Ceti//** || **Whale** || 1231 || **SH** || Menkar ||
 * **22** || **Cha** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Chamaleon** || **//Chamaleontis//** || **Chameleon** || 132 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **23** || **Cir** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Circinus** || **//Circini//** || **Compasses** || 93 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **24** || **Col** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Columba** || **//Columbae//** || **Dove** || 270 || **SH** || Phact ||
 * **25** || **Com** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Coma Berenices** || **//Comae Berenices//** || **Berenice's Hair** || 386 || **NH** || Diadem ||
 * **26** || **CrA** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Corona Australis** || **//Coronae Australis//** || **Southern Crown** || 128 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **27** || **CrB** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Corona Borealis** || **//Coronae Borealis//** || **Northern Crown** || 179 || **NH** || Alphecca ||
 * **28** || **Crv** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Corvus** || **//Corvi//** || **Crow** || 184 || **SH** || Alchiba ||
 * **29** || **Crt** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Crater** || **//Crateris//** || **Cup** || 282 || **SH** || Alkes ||
 * **30** || **Cru** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Crux** || **//Crucis//** || **Southern Cross** || 68 || **SH** || Acrux ||
 * **31** || **Cyg** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Cygnus** || **//Cygni//** || **Swan** || 804 || **NH** || Deneb ||
 * **32** || **Del** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Delphinus** || **//Delphini//** || **Dolphin** || 189 || **NH** || Sualocin ||
 * **33** || **Dor** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Dorado** || **//Doradus//** || **Goldfish** || 179 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **34** || **Dra** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Draco** || **//Draconis//** || **Dragon** || 1083 || **NH** || Thuban ||
 * **35** || **Equ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Equuleus** || **//Equulei//** || **Little Horse** || 72 || **NH** || Kitalpha ||
 * **36** || **Eri** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Eridanus** || **//Eridani//** || **River** || 1138 || **SH** || Achernar ||
 * **37** || **For** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Fornax** || **//Fornacis//** || **Furnace** || 398 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **38** || **Gem** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Gemini** || **//Geminorum//** || **Twins** || 514 || **NH** || Castor ||
 * **39** || **Gru** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Grus** || **//Gruis//** || **Crane** || 366 || **SH** || Al Na'ir ||
 * **40** || **Her** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Hercules** || **//Herculis//** || **Hercules** || 1225 || **NH** || Rasalgethi ||
 * **41** || **Hor** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Horologium** || **//Horologii//** || **Clock** || 249 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **42** || **Hya** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Hydra** || **//Hydrae//** || **Hydra ( Sea Serpent )** || 1303 || **SH** || Alphard ||
 * **43** || **Hyi** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Hydrus** || **//Hydri//** || **Water Serpen ( male )** || 243 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **44** || **Ind** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Indus** || **//Indi//** || **Indian** || 294 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **45** || **Lac** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Lacerta** || **//Lacertae//** || **Lizard** || 201 || **NH** ||  ||
 * **46** || **Leo** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Leo** || **//Leonis//** || **Lion** || 947 || **NH** || Regulus ||
 * **47** || **LMi** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Leo Minor** || **//Leonis Minoris//** || **Smaller Lion** || 232 || **NH** ||  ||
 * **48** || **Lep** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Lepus** || **//Leporis//** || **Hare** || 290 || **SH** || Arneb ||
 * **49** || **Lib** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Libra** || **//Librae//** || **Balance** || 538 || **SH** || Zubenelgenubi ||
 * **50** || **Lup** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Lupus** || **//Lupi//** || **Wolf** || 334 || **SH** || Men ||
 * **51** || **Lyn** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Lynx** || **//Lyncis//** || **Lynx** || 545 || **NH** ||  ||
 * **52** || **Lyr** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Lyra** || **//Lyrae//** || **Lyre** || 286 || **NH** || Vega ||
 * **53** || **Men** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Mensa** || **//Mensae//** || **Table** || 153 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **54** || **Mic** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Microscopium** || **//Microscopii//** || **Microscope** || 210 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **55** || **Mon** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Monoceros** || **//Monocerotis//** || **Unicorn** || 482 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **56** || **Mus** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Musca** || **//Muscae//** || **Fly** || 138 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **57** || **Nor** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Norma** || **//Normae//** || **Square** || 165 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **58** || **Oct** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Octans** || **//Octantis//** || **Octant** || 291 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **59** || **Oph** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Ophiucus** || **//Ophiuchi//** || **Serpent Holder** || 948 || **NH-SH** || Rasalhague ||
 * **60** || **Ori** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Orion** || **//Orionis//** || **Orion** || 594 || **NH-SH** || Betelgeuse ||
 * **61** || **Pav** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Pavo** || **//Pavonis//** || **Peacock** || 378 || **SH** || Peacock ||
 * **62** || **Peg** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Pegasus** || **//Pegasi//** || **Winged Horse** || 1121 || **NH** || Markab ||
 * **63** || **Per** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Perseus** || **//Persei//** || **Perseus** || 615 || **NH** || Mirfak ||
 * **64** || **Phe** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Phoenix** || **//Phoenicis//** || **Phoenix** || 469 || **SH** || Ankaa ||
 * **65** || **Pic** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Pictor** || **//Pictoris//** || **Easel** || 247 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **66** || **Psc** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Pisces** || **//Piscium//** || **Fishes** || 889 || **NH** || Alrischa ||
 * **67** || **PsA** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Pisces Austrinus** || **//Pisces Austrini//** || **Southern Fish** || 245 || **SH** || Fomalhaut ||
 * **68** || **Pup** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Puppis** || **//Puppis//** || **Stern** || 673 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **69** || **Pyx** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Pyxis** || **//Pyxidis//** || **Compass** || 221 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **70** || **Ret** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Reticulum** || **//Reticuli//** || **Reticle** || 114 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **71** || **Sge** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Sagitta** || **//Sagittae//** || **Arrow** || 80 || **NH** ||  ||
 * **72** || **Sgr** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Sagittarius** || **//Sagittarii//** || **Archer** || 867 || **SH** || Rukbat ||
 * **73** || **Sco** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Scorpius** || **//Scorpii//** || **Scorpion** || 497 || **SH** || Antares ||
 * **74** || **Scl** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Sculptor** || **//Sculptoris//** || **Sculptor** || 475 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **75** || **Sct** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Scutum** || **//Scuti//** || **Shield** || 109 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **76** || **Ser** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Serpens** || **//Serpentis//** || **Serpent** || 637 || **NH-SH** || Unuck al Hai ||
 * **77** || **Sex** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Sextans** || **//Sextantis//** || **Sextant** || 314 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **78** || **Tau** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Taurus** || **//Tauri//** || **Bull** || 797 || **NH** || Aldebaran ||
 * **79** || **Tel** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Telescopium** || **//Telescopii//** || **Telescope** || 252 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **80** || **Tri** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Triangulum** || **//Trianguli//** || **Triangle** || 132 || **NH** || Ras al Mothallah ||
 * **81** || **TrA** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Triangulum Australe** || **//Trianguli Australis//** || **Southern Triangle** || 110 || **SH** || Atria ||
 * **82** || **Tuc** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Tucana** || **//Tucanae//** || **Toucan** || 295 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **83** || **UMa** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Ursa Major** || **//Ursae Majoris//** || **Great Bear** || 1280 || **NH** || Dubhe ||
 * **84** || **UMi** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Ursa Minor** || **//Ursae Minoris//** || **Little Bear** || 256 || **NH** || Polaris ||
 * **85** || **Vel** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Vela** || **//Velorum//** || **Sails** || 500 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **86** || **Vir** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Virgo** || **//Virginis//** || **Virgin** || 1294 || **NH-SH** || Spica ||
 * **87** || **Vol** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Volans** || **//Volantis//** || **Flying Fish** || 141 || **SH** ||  ||
 * **88** || **Vul** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">**Vulpecula** || **//Vulpeculae//** || **Fox** || 268 || **NH** ||  ||

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**//The sources listed below are websites that I have checked to better assist you in looking for basic information about the 88 constellations. Each and every website listed offer various teaching methods seen through different styles of lenses. They will provide readers with useful information and will help to visualize what constellations look like. Also, they all share lots of interesting information regarding the constellations such as: the location, seasons, names, mythology, history, and much more.//**

The first website on the list is a simple beginners guide on how to find constellations using a star chart, which constellations are in the sky at what time of the year, and how to judge degrees in the sky with just your hand as reference.
 * Learning Constellations
 * []
 * [[image:sky.jpg]]
 * Reviewed by Taylor McMurry on May 15, 2018.
 * The site appears accurate because it's only techniques for stargazing and what time of the year to go observe the constellations.
 * It's aimed at a younger or amateur audience, since it uses simple terminology and doesn't have anything advanced on it.
 * The site is very easy to navigate since there's only about 3 pages and it doesn't have a huge amount of information besides basic information on the topic.

The next website contains data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a project to build a huge map of the known universe.
 * Sloan Digital Sky Survey / SkyServer
 * []
 * [[image:SDSS.gif]]
 * Reviewed by Taylor McMurry on May 15, 2018
 * It's meant for an older audience that can understand more complex concepts but not too confusing that anyone interested won't understand, but also has a section specifically for kids.
 * The site has easy to understand information about mapped parts of space and pictures taken from telescopes.
 * The site is accurate because it's public information that's available due to professionals in the field studying and publishing it for us to see.
 * The pages are easy to navigate and very helpful with a FAQ section if you are new to the site.

The next website is interesting because it is a digital encyclopedia with many authors.
 * Encyclopaedia Brittanica: Constellations
 * []
 * [[image:2930-004-9242188B.jpg width="277" height="283"]]
 * Reviewed by Taylor McMurry on May 15, 2018.
 * This site is accurate with it's information because there are editors that maintain what's on there, and has all the writers names credited at the bottom, the last post being in Jan 2018.
 * It's a site for all ages, explaining everything you need to know in simple terms with visual aids
 * It is easy to navigate and clearly shows what's available on the site.

This next page is good for people interested in the history of constellations, and if you want to learn some notable astronomers from history
 * Modern Constellations
 * []
 * [[image:hyginusorionsm.jpg width="196" height="278"]]
 * Reviewed by Taylor McMurry on May 15, 2018.
 * This site is written by Jim Fuchs, and is accurate because he cites all the places he got his information from on the resources page.
 * It's a site for anyone who can read it, the information isn't hard to follow.
 * The website has a minimalistic layout making it easy to navigate and figure out.

This next site is a more in-depth look at the consstellations, where to find them in the sky, and specific data on them.
 * The Sky: The Constellations
 * []
 * Reviewed by Taylor McMurry on May 15, 2018.
 * This site was written by J.D. Knight, and has been updated occaisionally since 1997.
 * The site is reliable to a certain degree, the author admits his information comes from Google, but there is alot of specific information on there.
 * The site is easy to navigate with simple easy to follow links to the constellations themselves or the months they're visible.

The next website is a great site to find out the basic information about constellations as well as stats of a specific constellation and the position that it is in.
 * The Constellation and their Stars
 * [|www.astro.wisc.edu]
 * [[image:http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/milkyway.gif caption="Milky Way"]]
 * Reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4, 2012.
 * This site seems fairly accurate because it has quite a few links connecting it to other sites with the same information.
 * I believe that it is was meant for younger audiences since it has simple words and a lot of facts about most things in a constellation.
 * The site is simple to navigate although there are almost no pictures, everything is connected.

This next website is very informative and interesting in the information found there. there may not be as many pictures as you would hope but it does give you a table of the constellations as well as a link to its information. This site has the origin of the name, anything odd about the constellation as well as what can be find in the constellation.
 * The Constellations
 * [|www.debonsmith.com]
 * The author is Richard Debon-Smith.
 * The page was updated March 1, 2012 and reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4, 2012.
 * The site seems very accurate by the information, having pictures for each constellation, as well as having a list of errors that were committed.
 * The intended audience are high school students by the use of higher level words to describe a constellation and having way to much information for a younger person.
 * The site was very easy to follow having the exact topic each link would lead to as well as it being organized and not in different areas of the page.

The next website is a good site if you have younger students like middle school children. Here you can make a Star finder and help younger student learn about star gazing as well as constellations and what they are.
 * Make a Star Finder
 * [|spaceplace.nasa.gov]
 * [[image:http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/review/starfinder/folding-steps.en.png caption="Steps to fold the Star Finder"]]
 * The NASA official for this page is Ruth Netting and the web master is Diane Fisher
 * This page was last updated May 9th, 2011 and reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012
 * I believe the site is extremely reliable considering it is from NASA.
 * This site was intended for younger students in middle school and have a creative activity to learn something new. very simple to read with no huge words that would confuse a student that young.
 * The site was simple and it had many resources that can be used to find out more information.

NASA also has another site that can help younger student to learn about the history of constellations.
 * Star Child
 * [|starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov]
 * [[image:http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/StarChild/icons/orion_distances.gif caption="Distance cartoon illustrating how many light-years it is to Orion."]]
 * The authors of this site are Joyce Dejoie and Elizabethe Truelove.
 * The page was last updated in May 1999.
 * I think that this site is somewhat reliable it is a part of NASA but it is not updated as often as it should be.
 * This site is intended for students in both elementary school as well as middle school with different levels for the age of the students.
 * The site was fairly easy to look through and has plenty of links to other more reliable sites.

The next website is simple but has good information as well as simple pictures to follow.
 * Constellations and Stars
 * []
 * [[image:http://www2.potsdam.edu/PHYS/islamma/Scorpius.gif align="bottom" caption="Scorpius"]]
 * The author of this site is Dr. Islam.
 * the page was last updated on June 20th, 2012 and reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012
 * The site is somewhat reliable because it seems part of an online class which would make it more reliable than some other sites.
 * The site seams to be directed toward high school students with longer paragraphs as well as more words that would need to be defined by younger students.
 * The navigation of the site was extremely easy and had just enough pictures to keep you interested as well as links to other informative sites.

This site give a description about every constellation with a picture and some background information about them as well as divides the constellation in the norther and southern hemisphere.
 * Constellations
 * [|Windows2Universe.org]
 * It was last updated in September 2000 and reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012
 * The site is reliable because it has references on the pictures as well as in the text.
 * The page seems to be targeted toward any student that is simple enough to read but enough information to get a good understanding.
 * The navigation of the site was simple but had links everywhere and can get students lost it you don't know where you end up going.

The next website has a table that lists the constellations as well as when and where that can be see. It also contains pictures of the constellation and information about each one.
 * The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations
 * [|www.allthesky.com]
 * [[image:http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/virgo/preview.jpg caption="Watch the big image!"]]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The authors of this page are Till Credner and Sven Kohle.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This page was reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The page seem only slightly reliable, with almost no references to say where they got the information.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The information on this page seems to be aiming toward younger students because they have a lot more pictures than actual information but can still be enjoyed by anyone.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The navigation was very easy and had links to other pages.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This is also a visual tool for constellations. They dived the constellations by spring, summer, autumn and winter constellations making it easier to know what constellations are able to see during a certain time of the year. This is more for pictures since it has very little information.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Constellations- Seasonal Asterisms
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[]
 * [[image:http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stellar/scenes/seiza/dipper.jpg]]
 * The author of the page is Naoyuki Kurita.
 * The latest update was December 28, 2009 and reviewed by <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">It seemed slightly reliable but without more links it was not very informational.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This page can be used by any age of user because there are very few words that aren't common as well as mostly pictures.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The site was simple to navigate with a few links to the program used and information sites

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Complete and interesting information about the constellations can be found in this site. Starting with The Origin of the Constellations, then giving a brief description of how the constellations figures were formed. It also provides the names of the constellations in English and Latin and the pronunciation in Latin and English. It shows a chart with all the information of the constellations including the names, abbreviation, and their location with a map and the coordinates. What is also useful about this site is that if the information provided in the this site is not enough they suggest other sources that they recommend.


 * International Astronomical Union - Constellations
 * [|www.iau.org]
 * [[image:http://www.iau.org/static/public/constellations/jpg/004_aries.jpg]]
 * The website seems highly reliable because it is referred by many other website to use as a reference making it a good place to start looking for information the only problem is I was unable to find the exact name of the author or its last update.
 * This is a good site for anyone of any age to get a good source of information that is reliable and credible, as well as t having simple language with few uncommon words.
 * The site is somewhat long but has links that will give you more information that can help with understanding.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This next site shows the names of various constellations and the "archetype" so to speak of their names as well as the possessive forms, brightness, positions and etc of the constellations. There are other facts but these are just some of the highlights. But since it is a very solitary source, I would recommend using these sources in a combination that is convenient for whatever project you are pursuing To accommodate different learning styles.
 * The Constellations
 * []
 * The author of the site is James B. Kaler.
 * The latest update was September 1, 2011 and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This website is somewhat reliable since they do have referances that can be checked.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The target audience seems to be high school students or greater with a decent understanding of the material because the site has many words that younger people wouldn't be able to understand as easy.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The site was fairly simply but not as interesting because of the light blue on black design.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">A website for the most familiar and easily seen constellations from the northern sky. Learn about how they received their names and how the zodiac relates to astronomy. Designed simple for any reader and astronomer interested in constellations and the zodiac.


 * StarDate Constellation Guide
 * [|stardate.org]
 * The site was last updated in 2012 and reviewed by <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012 and Taylor McMurry on May 15, 2018.
 * The reliability of the page is fair although it has almost no references it is a reference considering it is also a magazine that you can subscribe to.
 * The site is intended for any person wanting to learn more as well as a picture of what it is considered to look like and what it really looks like.
 * The navigation of the site is straight forward with no problems finding anything at all.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The mythology for all the major constellations can be found on this website. Look further into the website if interested in the mythology behind the planets as well.


 * The Mythology of the Constellations
 * []
 * The author of the site is Cathy Bell
 * The site was reviewed by <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The reliability is very good because it has a work cited page that tells you where all the information is from like Passion for Astrology by Patrick Moore.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The website is intended for higher level readers in between middle school and high school it has many words that would confuse a student in elementary school.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The site is fair enough to navigate but the background and color of the font can hurt the eyes when you stare at it for to long.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The website is very, very, plain, but lists all known constellations, abbreviations, the names in English form, and the alpha stars. When I do click on a random constellation, it directs me to a plain white page where it shows some of the constellation information, and a picture showing what it looks like in the sky. There is also a coordinates list, with lists of numbers and numbers directing where the constellation is.


 * The Dome of the Sky
 * [|wwdomeof the shy.com]
 * The authors of the site is Arnold T. Lesikar and Professor Emeritus.
 * The site was last updated in 2010 and reviewed by <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maria Pacheco on December 5, 2012.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the reliability of the site is some what accurate having no references but the information seems to coincide with other information i found on the internet.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The website is intended for higher level readers because it contains harder words that younger readers would get confused with and not understand.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The website navigation was easy to understand but too simple to keep and interesting to read about.

Another website i found helpful for younger students is from the NASA section for kids that helps them to get a basic understanding about constellations. >
 * Astronomy for Kids - Learn the Constellations
 * [|www.astronomy.com]
 * [[image:http://cdn.media.astronomy.com/%7E/media/import/images/d/a/d/thesummersky_700.JPG?la=en&mw=900&mh=650]]
 * The author of the website is Glenn Chaple
 * Reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4,2012
 * The reliability is very high for this website because it i know by everyone that the information given by them if fairly accurate.
 * This website is designed specifically for kids so that they can get a better understanding of a subject they want to learn about.
 * The navigation of the site is simple and has links that help to better understand not only constellations but astronomy too.

Another Link that I found was a site that showed a list of the constellations what a constellations is and lots of information on each one. >
 * The 88 Astronomical Constellations
 * [|www.astromax.org]
 * [[image:http://www.astromax.org/con-page/images/leo-myth.jpg width="244" height="208"]]
 * Reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4,2012
 * The reliability of this page is good but without any citations or sources its hard to believe if it is trustworthy.
 * The site is aimed toward any person wanting to learn more and even for those who want to become armature astronomers as well.
 * The navigation was decent but because it was in a column it was a little hard to follow but it did have great links to more information.

A nice website I found to be informative and having interesting pictures is the next page coming up. even though it is repetitive information.
 * Constellations and Abbreviations
 * [|www.skyandtelescope.com]
 * The Author is tony Fla//nders.//
 * Reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4,2012
 * This page i believe is very reliable they did have some sources as well as it is a magazine website that is very useful.
 * This page is aimed toward people that are in high school and older because of the words used are for older people.
 * The site was easy to follow with plenty of links to other articles that are useful to understand.

The next article that i came across was that NASA also had a constellation page on their normal page for any reader to use to find information about past projects. >
 * Constellations
 * [|www.nasa.gov]
 * [[image:http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/480955main_jsc2010e125337_low.jpg width="377" height="640" align="Bottom" caption="Orion Pad Abort 1 Launch"]]
 * The authors of the page are Alex Pine and Brian Dunbar.
 * The site was last updated on June 15, 2012 and reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4,2012
 * .The reliability of this site is high because it has been around for so long with many results and is relied by everyone.
 * The site is intended for high school students who want to get understanding form a great source.
 * The navigating is not difficult for the most part but you need to click on different links to find different information because its not all on one page.

Another one of the sites I found that was interesting give you pictures as well as information that isn't hard to find and has many tools that can be used to find stars.
 * Constellation Explorer
 * [|www.topastronomer.com]
 * [[image:http://www.topastronomer.com/StarCharts/ImgConstellation.aspx?ID=39&Star=-1&Names=No caption="Map of The Constellation of Grus"]]
 * Reviewed by Maria Pacheco on December 4,2012
 * The reliability isn't all that good because it has no cited links or any references.
 * The site is intended for students in middle school or older that want a tool to find and define constellations.
 * The navigation was good but it didn't have many links to other sites.