Constellation

My favorite constellation is the Cetus or 'whale' because I think it looks more like a frying pan than a whale. The Cetus is a constellation made up of 88 stars and the brightest star is called Deneb Kaitos. The Cetus is very close to the other zodiac constellations such as Aries, Pisces and Aquarius. The creation story of the Cetus constellation stems from Greek mythology. In this story the Cetus is called a Sea Monster and not a whale. According to the myth Poseidon sent the sea monster…

a way to stay in business. (???) There has always been a push for international travel, but it is also important for Americans to explore their own country. These themes from the time period are exemplified by an advertisement for the Lockheed Constellation named “The Leader to Paris- the Leader at Home,” published in the New Yorker in September, 1946 by an unknown illustrator. Around the time period that this ad was published, the United States was recovering from the Great Depression. Because…

A star is a glowing ball of plasma being held together by gravity. Likewise, a constellation is a grouping of stars in specific patterns and Cancer is one of the most ancient constellations in our sky. The twelve constellations in the zodiac, Cancer is commonly presented as a Crab for its Latin name. It is nearly impossible to see the constellation with the naked eye. Its location lies 6 degrees north to 33 degrees north and an area of about 506 square degrees. Although the symbol does not…

Aries: The Constellation and Zodiac Sign History/Astronomy: Aries (meaning “the ram” in Latin) is an ancient, mid-size constellation, actually ranked 39 out of the 88 constellations in terms of size (it takes up 441 square degrees). The constellation was catalogued by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, in the 2nd centery. It was recognized as a constellation in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union, and, in 1930 an astronomer named Eugene Delporte defined its boundaries. When attempting to find…

Barely able to open his eyes Lee began to wake up. Although the room was very fuzzy Lee thought that he was waking up from a crazy dream. This is where he tried to get up, thinking he was still in his bed. Not able to get up, Lee finally realized he could not move. As he came to, it was obvious he was not dreaming. Looking up he saw the ceiling of the compound he and his friends had broken into. Lying down flat on his back Lee also saw he was strapped to a table in the lab with restraints on his…

The 2011 budget law, which was passed in April 2011, officially terminated the Constellation program. The acceptance of this budget makes an open attempt to allow NASA to start working on the new more important initiatives. In September 2011, details were announced of the Space Launch System, a Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle being developed by NASA as a new tool for the Ares I and Ares V rockets of the current Constellation program.The Obama administration cut NASA's planetary budget by nearly…

On Monday July 1st 1956, Americans woke up to tune in their radios, channel in their T.V.’s, or unwrinkled their newspapers to horrific news. Gruesome headlines, and bewildered anchors spread the news that the unthinkable, and impossible happened the previous day. In the pristine and picturesque skies over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, tragedy struck in a way that would forever shock and change the world of aviation in ways never before imagined. Two airplanes collided unexpectedly in mid-air.…

The constellation I have chosen to study for this assignment is that of Lupus. Lupus is Latin for “wolf” and is located in the southern hemisphere and was one of the 48 original listed by Ptolemy, a second century astronomer, despite previously being an asterism associated with Centaurus. In mythology, it is thought that Lupus represents the African dog of the first King of Arcadia. It wasn’t until Ptolemy called the constellation “Lupus” that the constellation was associated with the wolf as…

Do you know who Neil Armstrong is? Or what he did? And if you do why should we care? Neil Armstrong was the first man too walk on the moon and the pilot too land on the moon. This all happened in 1996 July 20 he was not the first man in space however but that doesn’t matter right now. Why should you care about him? It’s a good chance that you weren't alive or were too young too remember when he landed. He opened up a whole new world too explore and thanks too him we beat russia too the moon.…

My favorite constellation is Scorpius ("The Scorpion") due to the fact that I am a Scorpio (my birthday is November 15th). Scorpius is the southernmost constellation out of all the Zodiac constellations and is near the center of the Milky Way. Also, the red star, Antares, is located where the Scorpion's heart is supposed to be. The star is red because it should be going out soon. The Scorpion's heart may either turn into a black hole (which many describe our hearts to be like) or a new star.…