Question

Write short note on constellation.

Answer 1

Most of the stars appear to be together forming interesting patterns in the sky.
The configuration or group of stars formed in the patterns of animals and human beings are called constellations.
There are 88 constellations into which the whole sky has been divided.

Examples:
Great bear or ursa major or saptarishi
Taurus or vrishabha (bull)

Answer 2

Constellation is simply a group of stars. They sometimes form patterns that are named after what shape they form. At many places, they have religious beliefs associated with them. The shapes of constellations continuously change due to relative motion of earth. As earth revolves around the sun, sunlight causes some areas of sky to be visible during different seasons. The constellations are differently seen in Northern and Southern hemispheres.

There are in total 88 constellations. Some examples are Ursa Major, Orion, Pegasus etc.