Asterism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asterism may refer to: • Asterism (astronomy), a pattern of stars • Asterism (gemmology), an optical phenomenon in gemstones • Asterism (typography), a moderately rare typographical symbol denoting a...
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Asterisms are sub- or supersets of constellations which build a constellation itself, or a group of stars, physically related or not. Best kown is the Big Dipper as a part of the Great Bear. But there are more than just this one.
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seds.lpl.arizona.edu/Maps/Const/asterism.html
seds.lpl.arizona.edu/Maps/Const/asterism.html
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The Night Sky - Asterisms ... These are called Asterisms, and have been used by many as alternate names to some of the more popular constellations. A perfect example is the Little Dipper and the Big Dipper. These are Asterisms of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major.
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astronomyonline.org/Observation/Asterisms.asp
astronomyonline.org/Observation/Asterisms.asp
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An asterism is a star-pattern that is not a constellation. Asterisms may be contained within a single constellation or consist of stars belonging to Related Note: "Asterism" derives from the Greek word for star, aster. However, i...
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Tucana; Ursa Major; Ursa Minor; Vela; Virgo; Volans; Vulpecula ... Home | Constellations ... Articles | AstroGuide | Calendar | Classifieds | Constellations | Forums; Meteors | Moon | News | Photography | Planets | Shop | Other Sites...
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www.astronomy.net/constellations/
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Located in the constellation Cancer. The Beehive is an open star cluster, and is also called Praesepe or M44 and faintly visible to the naked eye. ... With the stars gamma Can and delta Can, it forms another asterisms called "the Asses and the Manger".
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www.wro.org/ras/asterism.htm
www.wro.org/ras/asterism.htm
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TABLE: Asterisms...
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www.physics.csbsju.edu/astro/sky/asterisms.html
www.physics.csbsju.edu/astro/sky/asterisms.html
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Asterisms definitions and sentences on Wordnik. ... 252 The tenth of the lunar asterisms, composed of five stars. —Ramayana. English ...
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www.wordnik.com/words/asterisms
www.wordnik.com/words/asterisms
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As a source for many of my asterisms I used the book "The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations" written by Michael E. Bakich and published by Cambride ...
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www.bisque.com/tom/asterisms/asterisms.asp
www.bisque.com/tom/asterisms/asterisms.asp
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