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Asked by yamon to Gemma on 24 Jun 2012.
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Gemma Purser answered on 24 Jun 2012:
Out of the 10,000 stars that you can see with your eyes in the night sky I can only name one!
I know there is a star called Gemma! The star can be found in a constellation called the Northern Crown, its Latin name is Corona Borealis.A Constellation is a collection of stars that makes a pattern in the sky. I know about 3 constellations off by heart!
I know Orion (three stars in a straight line is his belt), Cassiopeia (this looks like a ‘W’ shape in the sky) and the plough (part of the constellation Ursa Major…the Great Bear). I would like to learn more though as I love looking at the stars on a clear night! Its cool how the more you look at them the more you start to see!!
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Comments
Nuala commented on :
I know pretty much nothing about stars, so I’m afraid the only star i can name is the sun!
James P commented on :
I can name Polaris (the North Star) and also Proxima Centuri, which after the sun is our nearest star at 4 light years away.
leggooo commented on :
aw, I’m a star