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10 Cards in this Set
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CONSTELLATIONS
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GROUPS OF STARS THAT FORM PATTERNS IN THE SKY. THE GREEKS AND ROMANS NAMED THE CONSTELLATIONS AFTER HEROS AND IN THE STORIES OF THEIR GODS AND GODDESSES. ASTRONOMERS KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE WHICH CONSTELLATIONS THEY CAN SEE IN THE EARLY EVENING DURING EACH SEASON OF THE YEAR.
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STAR
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A STAR IS BALL OF HOT, GLOWING GASES. THERE ARE ALWAYS STARS IN THE SKY WE JUST CANT SEE THEM. WHEN THE SUN SETS AND THE SKY GETS DARKER WE CAN SEE THEM MUCH BETTER. THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY IS SIRIUS, AND IS SEEN IN WINTER.
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TAURUS
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THIS CONSTELLATION TAURUS IS NAMED AFTER ZEUS DISGUISED AS A BULL. WHEN ZUES FEEL IN LOVE WITH A GIRL NAMED EUROPA, HER FATHER WAS FURIOUS BECASE SHE WAS SO YOUNG. BUT ZEUS DISGUISED AS A BULL TO SECRETLY VISIT HER. YOU CAN FIND TAURUS IN THE MONTHS DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH.
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LEO
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LEO THE LION WAS SO STRONG AND SO FIERCE THAT HE WAS CALLED "KING OF THE BEASTS." HERCULES, A HERO KNOWN FOR HIS STRENGTH, SET OUT TO KILL LEO. HE SHOT ARROW AFTER ARROW AT HIM BUT THEY ALL JUST BOUNCED OFF OF LEO'S HIDE. FINALLY, HERCULES TOOK A HOLD OF LEO AND KILLED HIM WITH HIS BARE HANDS. THEY NAMED THIS CONSTELLATION FOR LEO BECAUSE THE STARS FORM THE SHAPE OF A LION. YOU CAN FIND THIS CONSTELLATION IN THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE
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VIRGO
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IN OLDEN DAYS, PEOPLE LIVED IN PEACE ON EARTH. BUT AS TIME WENT ON PEOPLE BEGAN TO ROB, KILL AND FIGHT WARS. ASTRAEA (ALSO KNOWN AS VIRGO) THE GODDESS OF JUSTICE, MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE HOPING TO FIND PEACE AGAIN. SHE FOUND UNHAPPINESS EVERYWHERE SO SHE WENT TO LIVE IN THE HEAVENS. LEGEND SAYS THAT ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE PEACE AND JUSTICE CAN SEE THE STARS OF VIRGO. YOU CAN FIND THIS CONSTELLATION IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL THROUGH JUNE.
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SCORPIUS
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SCORPIUS WAS A GIANT SCORPION WITH A PAINFUL POISONOUS STING. HE WANTED TO STOP THE HUNTER ORION FROM KILLING ALL THE ANIMALS. ORION THOUGHT HE COULD KILL ANY ANIMAL ON EARTH. BUT WHEN SCORPIUS STUNG ORION IT WAS SO PAINFUL THAT HE COULDN'T FIGHT SCORPIUS ANYMORE. YOU CAN FIND SCORPIUS IN THE MONTHS JULY THROUGH AUGUST
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THE BIG DIPPER
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THE BIG DIPPER IS MADE UP OF SEVEN STARS THAT SEEM TO FORM THE SHAPE OF A LADLE, OR DIPPER, SUCH AS YOU MIGHT USE TO SERVE SOUP. THE BIG DIPPER IS ONE OF THE EASIEST STAR GROUPS TO RECOGNIZE, BUT ITS POSITION IN THE SKY CHANGES ACCORDING TO THE SEASON OF THE YEAR. THE EASIEST TIME TO FIND THE BIG DIPPER IS IN THE MONTHS JANUARY THROUGH OCTOBER (ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE SPOTTED ALL YEAR.)
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THE LITTLE DIPPER
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THE LITTLE DIPPER IS A GROUP OF STARS THAT LOOKS LIKE THE BIG DIPPER BUT SMALLER, AND NOT AS BRIGHT. AT THE END OF THE LITTLE DIPPER'S HANDLE IS POLARIS, THE NORTH STAR. POLARIS IS THE ONLY STAR THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MOVE. IT REMAINS OVER THE NORTH POLE AND ALWAYS SHOWS WHICH DIRECTION IS NORTH. YOU CAN FIND THE LITTE DIPPER YEAR ROUND ON A CLEAR NIGHT.
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ORION
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ORION WAS A GIANT HUNTER WHO ROAMED THE FORESTS OF THE EARTH WITH HIS DOG, SIRIUS, FOR COMPANIONSHIP. ONE DAY HE WAS IN THE WOODS AND SAW SEVEN BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, HOPING TO MAKE ONE HIS WIFE. HE CHASED AFTER THEM SCARING THEM. THEY RAN AWAY CALLING FOR ZEUS FOR HELP, HE TURNED THEM INTO BIRDS AND THEY FLEW OFF.
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PEGASUS
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PEGASUS WAS A MAGNIFICENT WHITE HORSE WITH WINGS. THE WARRIOR BELLEROPHON TAMED PEGASUS. THE FOUGHT MANY BATTLES TOGETHER BUT FINALLY BELLEROPHON TRIED TO RIDE PEGASUS TO THE HEAVENS. THE GODS WOULD NOT LET A HUMAN INTO THE HEAVENS SO THE CAUSED BELLEROPHON TO FALL FROM PEGASUS'S BACK. YOU CAN FIND PEGASUS IN THE MONTHS SEPTEMBER THROUGH JANUARY.
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