Why I wanted to do my project on constellations

A little background:
I am heavily involved in AHS' photography program and am getting into long exposure of stars. I would of done a photo essay but didn't have the time to drive somewhere with less light pollution. Here are a few of my friend's examples of Star/Night-Sky photography:
Joe:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/josephtaylorphotography/15656723273/in/photostream/

Maddie:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/madsnapzphotography/15865563020/in/photostream/

Constellations: Credit

I used the website Solar System Quick to research constellations. There are many more and information on them can be found at http://www.solarsystemquick.com/universe/star-constellations.htm.

Constellations: Ursa Major

URSA MAJOR

Ursa Major is visible all year in the Northern hemisphere.

The Big Dipper is an asterism, which are stars which form simple patterns but are not constellations.

 Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

Constellations: Andromeda, Cancer, and Capricornus

ANDROMEDA

• The object to the right is actually the Andromeda galaxy that can be seen from Earth and is 2.5 million light years away
• Andromeda is part of the Perseus group of constellations which also includes Cassiopeia and Pegasus.

CANCER

• One of the dimmest constellations due to dim stars.
• Cancer is based on a 3,000 year old Babylonian constellation which was named "The Crayfish".

CAPRICORNUS

• Difficult to observe in the night sky as it contains no very bright stars.
• Capricorn is Latin for a horned goat.

Constellations: Broken Down

Andromeda

Cancer

Capricornus

Cassiopeia

Cygnus

Draco

Gemini

Hercules

Leo

Libra

Lyra

Orion

Pegasus

Perseus

Pisces

Sagittarius

Scorpius

Taurus

Ursa Major

Virgo

Constellations: Basics

• Definition of a constellation: a group of stars which form a pattern in the night-sky.
• 88 official constellations in the night-sky.
• Here is a chart of the constellations: 
  
• The most common constellation is the big dipper that is referred to in many movies and books.
• FUN FACT: We normally can't see stars in big cities like Allen because of light polution.