constellation articles
What constellation contains the celestial grouping known as The Three Kings?
What are the formal Bayer designations for the three stars in Orion's Belt?
Besides The Three Kings, what is another common alternative name mentioned for Orion's Belt?
What type of stars are Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka physically?
How does the actual three-dimensional arrangement of the stars in Orion's Belt differ from how they appear from Earth?
What significant Christian observance is closely timed with the prominent visibility of Orion's Belt in the Northern Hemisphere winter sky?
What specific cultural narrative provides the primary origin for the name 'The Three Kings' referring to these stars?
In the Northern Hemisphere winter sky orientation, which general direction do the stars of the belt appear to move?
The prevalence of naming patterns like The Three Kings or The Three Marys suggests humans assign familiar roles based on what observation?
During which months is Orion's Belt most prominently visible in the early evening hours for mid-latitude stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere?
What concept does the term Capricornus primarily reference?
Which date range corresponds to the astrological sign Capricorn?
What mythological creature does the constellation Capricornus represent in the sky map?
What phenomenon causes the spatial separation between the tropical sign Capricorn and the constellation Capricornus?
What is the name of the brightest star located within the boundaries of the constellation Capricornus?
Which constellation’s physical sky space does the Sun currently occupy when someone is identified as an astrological Capricorn?
For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, when is Capricornus typically visible?
What defines the divisions used in the modern tropical zodiac system?
Why is the geographical marker known as the Tropic of Capricorn named after the constellation?
If an individual is interested only in locating the actual star group that inspired the zodiac, which reference must they use?
What is the specific path across the sky along which the Sun's movement relative to constellations is tracked?
How is the zodiac divided in astrology, in contrast to astronomical constellations?
Which international body is responsible for defining the officially recognized, irregular boundaries of astronomical constellations?
What phenomenon causes the slow, long-term drift between the Sun's position in an astrological sign and its corresponding constellation?
Over approximately how many years does the Earth's axial wobble complete one cycle of precession?
Due to precession, by how much has the alignment between the Sun entering a sign and the corresponding constellation drifted over the last two millennia?
What is the main observational consequence for an observer on Earth when the Sun is directly in front of a specific constellation?
Which constellation listed below does the Sun spend a substantially longer time traversing than the six days it spends in Aries?
If the Sun is currently passing through the general vicinity of Leo (during Northern Hemisphere summer), which constellation is generally best viewed overhead at midnight?
How many constellations does the Sun pass through along the ecliptic according to the boundaries defined by the IAU?
What is the name of the 13th constellation that the Sun passes through, located between Scorpio and Sagittarius?