How to find the zodiac signs in the night sky

Buy an astronomical telescope and take your time.

The main constellations in the sky are: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Leo, Shepherd, Hound Dog, Virgo, Raven, and Snake Major. Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, Big Dipper:

Part of the constellation Ursa Major, consisting of 5 bright stars of 2nd magnitude and 2 stars of 3rd magnitude forming a spoon shape, the Big Dipper corresponds to the waist to tail portion of the constellation Ursa Major, with four stars forming a bucket spoon and the other three stars forming a bucket handle.

Taurus is one of the 12 constellations of the zodiac, a V-shaped 5 stars are the face of the bull, and there are two two stars on the top that are long horns. One of the five stars on the face of the Taurus is very bright red, and this star was called Aldebaran in ancient times, and it is one of the four kings.

Constellations refer to one of the essential components of astrology, as well as the combination of groups of stars in the sky. Since ancient times, humans have associated groups of stars with their mythical figures or instruments, calling them "constellations". Constellations are the means of determining the orientation of the sky in almost all civilizations, and are widely used in the field of navigation.

The division of constellations is completely artificial, and different civilizations have different divisions and names. Until 1930, the International Astronomical Union, in order to unify the complex constellation division, divided the sky into 88 official constellations, so that each star in the sky belonged to a specific constellation.

Most of these official constellations are based on ancient Greek mythology that has been handed down from the Middle Ages. In contrast, there are groups of stars that are widely circulated but not recognized as official constellations, such as the Big Dipper (see List of Stars).

Looking to the left of Orion, you can see two other bright stars, Sirius (Canis Major) in the constellation Canis Major and Nanhesan (Canis Minor) in the constellation Canis Minor, which form an approximate equilateral triangle in the sky, which is the famous Winter Triangle, which is very dazzling in the night sky, even if the city lights are very strong.

Then look at the upper right of Orion, extend the distance of almost twice the height of Orion, you can find a bright star with a little yellow, this is Aldebaran (Taurus star), continue to extend the distance and then double the distance to see a bunch of star clusters with six or seven stars gathered together, that is, the famous Pleiades star cluster, called the Seven Sisters star cluster in ancient China. This area belongs to the constellation Taurus in the western constellation.

Still based on Orion, extending the distance from Orion's left foot to the left side of the belt by almost four times, you can see a not very bright star Wuchewu, and then continue to extend a little to find a brighter star, which is Wuche 2 (Auriga).

Returning to the constellation Orion, along Betelgeuse to Betelgeuse, almost twice the distance, you can see two bright stars side by side, from left to right, North River III (Gemini Star) and North River II (Gemini Star), North River III is slightly brighter, these two stars are the two heads of Gemini, and the famous Geminid meteor shower also appears in this area every December.

Orion's orientation is basically to the south of the night sky, and if you look to the north in another direction, you can see the famous Big Dipper, located in the constellation Ursa Major. The shape of the Big Dipper is very classic, the seven stars are arranged in the shape of a spoon, which is relatively bright and very recognizable.

The Big Dipper is another good benchmark. Extend the handle of the Big Dipper back by an arc, about twice the length of the body, and you can easily find a very bright star, which is Arcturus, located in the constellation Pastorius. Arcturus is the second brightest star of the day after Sirius.

Connect the two Tianxuan and Tianshu at the very edge of the "Spoon" body and extend it five times the distance outward, and you can find a star whose position does not change much, and is almost due north, that is, the North Star, located in the constellation Ursa Minor.

Polaris is currently a star called Gou Chenyi in Chinese, and due to changes in the Earth's axis of rotation, the position of Polaris will be replaced by Vega in a few years.

At the other end of the North Star, which is about the same distance from the Big Dipper, you can see five stars arranged in a "W" shape, which is the constellation Cassiopeia. Extending a little further beyond the "W" of the fairy queen, a small faint dark spot can be seen in the autumn night sky, which is the Andromeda Galaxy, the only extragalactic galaxy in the Northern Hemisphere that can be seen with the naked eye.

The most important thing to look at constellations is to have imagination, in fact, the stars of these constellations are not easy to see, but rely on spatial imagination to connect them with lines.

Just like the Big Dipper, the two stars on the head of the spoon are connected and extend upwards, and you can see one star, which is not very bright, and connect the other stars in turn, so that it is the Big Dipper.

I've seen the one on the first floor. I can't help but complain.

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It's a pity that there is no picture, if it can be matched, it will be perfect!

It's just to distinguish the starry sky. If you connect the stars together, you will have a name called a constellation.