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BY JAEDYN!!!!!
These are some examples of constellations and what they mean: Andromeda-chained maiden Cancer-crab Microscorpium-

How did constellations originally get their names?? -Constellations first got their names from antient athenian farmers

-Today, the international astronimical union names all of our stars -No more constellations can be named -Constellations get their names from antient greeks, egyptians and babylonians -Pegasus got her name from a winged horse in greek mythology [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JvjZg9v8fW0#t=0sjkfjr]

What do some of the constellations mean?? -The latin word picses means fish. The constellation shows two fish linked together by a cord or a fishing line. -Cancer means crab and that is who saved hercules from the evil sea creature hydra

How can constellations be used??? <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-People used to think that constellations were stories told by the Greek gods in the sky <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-Constellations can be used for navigation. Especially for ships.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cool constellation facts: <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Every star in the sky is part of a constellation <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-All together there are 88 constellations <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-A shape in the sky that is recognizeable but is not <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">an official constellation is called an asterism