Constelations

Question 1

What is the largest constellation by area?

Answer 1

Hydra (The Sea Serpent)

Question 2

How much (%) of the sky does Hydra cover?

Answer 2

3.16%

Question 3

What is the smallest constellation by area?

Answer 3

Crux (The Cross/Southern Cross)

Question 4

How much (%) of the sky does Crux cover?

Answer 4

0.17%

Question 5

Small patterns of stars within a constellation are called?

Answer 5

Asterisms
(This is what the Big and Little Dipper are + The False Cross and Pleiades)

Question 6

How many constellations start with the letter “C”?

Answer 6

22

Question 7

Constellation comes from the Latin term which means?

Answer 7

Set with Stars

Question 8

How many constellations are there?

Answer 8

88

Question 9

How many constellations were listed by Ptolemy?

Answer 9

48

Question 10

What is the most visible constellation?

Answer 10

Orion (The Hunter)

Question 11

Zodiac constellations are located?

Answer 11

With a band 20 degrees wide in the sky known as the ecliptic (where the Sun, the Moon and Planet all move)

Question 12

What is the name of the zodiac constellation that is not on a zodiac calendar?

Answer 12

Ophiuchus (Serpent-Bearer)

Question 13

What are the 3 groups (and the number of constellations in them) for ancient constellations? (The first 48)

Answer 13

Northern Constellations (21)
Southern Constellations (15)
Zodiacal Constellations (12)

Question 14

The False Cross (an asterism) is composed of the brightest stars for which constellations?

Answer 14

Vela and Carina

Question 15

What was the name of the book Ptolemy listed the first 48 constellations?

Answer 15

Almagest

Question 16

What are circumpolar constellations?

Answer 16

Constellations viewable year round because they are located near Earths poles (and don’t dip near the horizon).

Question 17

How many constellations depict Animals?

Answer 17

42

Question 18

How many constellations depict Inanimate Objects?

Answer 18

29

Question 19

How many constellations depict Humans or Mythos Characters?

Answer 19

17

Question 20

What is the story of the Lyre constellation?

Answer 20

It was the Lyre made by Hermes and gifted to Orpheus by Apollo. When Orpheus died after his love Eurydice, Zeus placed his Lyre in the stars.

Question 21

What is the only Zodiac sign that is not a living creature?

Answer 21

Libra (The Scales)

Question 22

What is the story of the Sagitta constellation?

Answer 22

It was the arrow shot by Hercules at the eagle of Jove, Aquila, who had been gnawing of the liver of Prometheus.

Question 23

What is the story of the Capricorn?

Answer 23

Represents Pan who jumped into a lake away from Typhon, and changed into animal form with one half becoming goat and the other fish

Question 24

What is the story of the Aquarius?

Answer 24

Represents a man pouring a stream of water out of a jug due to the rising of Aquarius coinciding with a period of floods and rain in the Middle East

Question 25

What is the story of the Pisces?

Answer 25

Aphrodite and Eros escape into a river, away from Typhon, where they turn into fish or are carried away by two fish

Question 26

What is the story of the Aries?

Answer 26

The ram with the golden fleece that had been sacrificed by Phrixus, son of King Athamas, to Zeus and later recovered by Jason, leader of the Argonauts

Question 27

What is the story of the Taurus?

Answer 27

Represents the bull form Zeus assumed to abduct Europa

Question 28

What is the story of the Gemini?

Answer 28

Consider to be Castor and Pollux with two stars in the constellation being named as such

Question 29

What is the story of the Cancer?

Answer 29

Considered to be the crab that pinched Heracles while he fought the Lernaean Hydra from "The 12 Labors" and was rewarded with a spot in the heavens by Hera

Question 30

What is the story of the Leo?

Answer 30

Considered to be the Nemean Lion from "The 12 Labors of Heracles"

Question 31

What is the story of the Scorpio?

Answer 31

It is the representation of the Scorpion that stung Orion to death which is said to be why Orion sets when Scorpius rises and relates to the scorpion that caused the horses of the Sun to bolt when being driven by Phaeton

Question 32

In which constellation does the "Beehive Cluster" reside?

Answer 32

Cancer (The Crab)

Question 33

What is the largest of the Zodiac constellations? (And the second largest amongst all the constellations)

Answer 33

Virgo (The Virgin)

Question 34

What is the Northern counterpart of the constellation Corona Australis?

Answer 34

Corona Borealis (Northern Crown)

Question 35

What is the Southern counterpart of the constellation Corona Borealis?

Answer 35

Corona Australis (Southern Crown)

Question 36

Which constellation contains the brightest star in the night sky?

Answer 36

Canis Major (The Dog)

Question 37

What is the brightest star in the night sky?

Answer 37

Sirius

Question 38

What is the story of the Draco constellation?

Answer 38

The dragon Ladon slayed by Hercules

Question 39

Which constellations form the "Southern Birds"?

Answer 39

Pavo (Peacock). Grus (Crane), Phoenix and Tucana (Toucan)

Question 40

Which constellation is it said Canis Major and Minor follow as faithful pets?

Answer 40

Orion (The Hunter)

Question 41

Which constellation contains the closest galaxy to the Milky Way? (And what's the galaxy's name?)

Answer 41

Andromeda (The Andromeda Galaxy)

Question 42

What is the name of the "Dog Star"?

Answer 42

Sirius

Question 43

Which constellation contains the asterism named "The Sickle"?

Answer 43

Leo (The Lion)

Question 44

What is the smallest Zodiac constellation?

Answer 44

Capricorn (The Goat)

Question 45

Carina, Puppis and Vela represent the keel, the (poop)deck and the sails of what mythical ship?

Answer 45

Argo Navis

Question 46

What is the unique feature of the constellation Serpens?

Answer 46

Non-Contiguous

Question 47

What is the constellation from Ptolemy's original list is no longer recognized?

Answer 47

Argo Navis (It was split into Carina, Puppis and Vella)

Question 48

What is the name of the "Seven Sisters" asterism?

Answer 48

The Pleiades

Question 49

What is Monoceros?

Answer 49

Unicorn