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Because they are so far away, the shapes and positions of the constellations in Earth's sky change very, very slowly. Yet they all appear from Earth to have the same brightness.Įven the closest star is almost unimaginably far away. And Mintaka at the right side of the belt is 916 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.
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For example, Alnitak, the star at the left side of Orion's belt, is 817 light years away. Other than making a pattern in Earth's sky, these stars may not be related at all. For example, Orion is a group of stars that the Greeks thought looked like a giant hunter with a sword attached to his belt. If you join the dots-stars, that is-and use lots of imagination, the picture would look like an object, animal, or person. Or, just find any constellation!Ī constellation is group of stars like a dot-to-dot puzzle. In this case, just try to find the constellation that is nearest to the part of the sky you picked. Open the panel to see the name of a constellation (highlighted in red) she will try to find in the sky for this month.įor some of the months, not every part of the Star Finder may show a highlighted constellation for you to find. For example, if he chose "Lyra," you would open and close the Star Finder 4 times, once for each letter: L - Y - R - A.Īsk the player again to pick one of the four constellations visible. This time, open and close the Star Finder once for each letter to spell out his choice. Then, ask the person to look inside the Star Finder and pick one of the four visible constellations.