Other constellations — lesson. Science CBSE, Class 8.

PUMPA - SMART LEARNING

எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்

Book Free Demo

Orion:

This magnificent constellation can be viewed clearly at night-time (late evenings) of winter. The Hunter is another name given for this constellation.

Orion constellation

This comprises seven or eight stars, out of which three stars in the middle is like a belt of the hunter. The other four bright stars form a quadrilateral shape.

Shape of Orion constellation

Sirius:

Sirius is the brightest star which is located close to Orion in the sky.

Position of Sirius from Orion

As shown in the above picture, a straight line is passed through the three middle stars of Orion. The line moving towards the east will lead to a very bright star, Sirius.

Cassiopeia:

Cassiopeia is a constellation which can be seen during the early part of the night in the wintertime. It is clearly visible in the northern sky, like a distorted English alphabet

$W$ or

$M$ . People in the olden days compared this constellation to the shape of a seated queen.

Cassiopeia constellation

Leo Major:

Leo, meaning 'Lion', is a constellation visible during summer in the early part of the night. It is one of the oldest constellations consists of nine bright stars. It can be viewed from the Northern hemisphere as well as the Southern hemisphere.