Constellation

A constellation or constellation generally refers to the shape and name given by people to a group of stars in the night sky .

Constellation in pure Korean, Zodiac Sign/constellation in English, and 星座 (constellation) in Chinese and Japanese.

Many constellations are traditionally handed down, and anyone can draw new constellations at will. In Europe and Jung Geun -dong, there are many things that come from ancient Arabia , Egypt , and Greece , with 12 zodiacs . In the case of the Chinese character culture, there is an ancient 3 won 28 water system.

But in modern astronomy, its meaning is completely different. Traditional constellations such as the Big Dipper are classified as a star , and "constellation" is not a star that led to an imaginary line, but the space occupied by the stars. There are 88 constellations agreed in the academic community, dividing the sky (89 pieces of the head and tail of the snake seats), and the entire space occupied by the sculpture is called constellation.[2] It is also called constellation.

Since the celestial sphere is divided into 88 pieces, everything in the sky, that is, all celestial bodies except for the solar system, can be seen as belonging to a certain constellation.[3] Constellations can therefore be used as convenient addresses that allow observers to quickly locate specific stars. For example, saying 'Tonight the red moon will be observed at XX o'clock at XX position'. Of course, in the case of celestial bodies in the solar system close to the Earth, their apparent speed is much faster than that of other stars, so their constellations change frequently. In the case of celestial objects in the solar system farther than Saturn, they change, but unless they are continuously observed for a very long time, you can think that they do not change because they are tolerable.

The first constellation was enacted by the Babylonians about 5000 years ago, and after 3000 B.C.E., the 12th Palace, the constellation of the sun, was created, and the constellation began to be recorded in ancient Egypt . This was handed down to ancient Greece, and a constellation was created in honor of Greek heroes , and for centuries, scholars have created new constellations and named, and now there are 88 constellations of the International Astronomical Federation .[4] Since the constellation boundary was based on the equator coordinate system based on the branch location of 1875, the equatorial coordinate system based on the current branch of the branch moved due to the car wash movement , the border of the time and the constellation is slightly contradictory.

There are many things that modern people cannot understand, such as the long constellation that looks like an eel, called Pisces because it looks like two fish jumping out.[5] In addition, as the concept of constellations is newly used in modern times, the number of constellations reduced or cut out increases, making it even more difficult to see the shape properly. For example, in ancient times constellations used to share some stars, some of Libra became pincers of Scorpio, but these have now been cut off. There are also constellations that have completely disappeared. Argo was a representative constellation that was too large, so it was separated into four constellations: Carina, Compass, Vela, and Puppis.

The ancient people thought that the movement of the constellation would be related to the life and death of each human being. This is because the star was regarded as one side of the world or the new world. Regardless of the birth of a great person, the stars of the birth of a great person or the anecdote of death , or in many cultures, including Greek Roman mythology, there is a belief that those who do meaningful things or eager hope make the gods the constellation of heaven.[6] The fact that astrology has had a great influence until the mid -range is a phenomenon from this context.

Constellations are numbered in order of brightness using Greek letters according to the Bayer nomenclature created by German astronomer Johann Bayer .[7] However, they are not named in order of brightness, so the brightest star in 30 of the 88 constellations is not α.[8] In addition, four of these constellations do not have an α star, and there are cases where they were separated from the original constellation and did not receive a new sign ( Pun , Sails ), were taken over by another constellation ( Aquarius ), or did not receive a sign from the beginning ( Leo Minor ).

Traditionally, the constellation was the most important field . In the middle of the ocean, the constellation is an important measure of direction and latitude measurement in the middle of the ocean. In fact, the astronomical observation body, the sixth minute , is also a necessity in voyages, and there are many constellations that have the name of the tools related to ships and navigation such as junk , sails , keel , meat , and arms , right -angle , compass , and clock . The exact clock, calendar, and constellation could be identified, and when there was no GPS , the constellation had to be measured to measure the current location.

Since it is a purely arbitrary system with no astronomical significance, it is not covered in detail in astronomy education at the undergraduate level or higher. Furthermore, the constellation names used in English-speaking countries are very difficult to understand because they are based on Latin names, so few astronomers bother to memorize the names of each constellation. However , there are some celestial body naming systems that assign names based on constellations, including the aforementioned Bayer nomenclature and variable star nomenclature.[9] To understand this nomenclature, we need to understand what type of system a constellation is.

Of course, even if it is the same constellation, each star is not close to each other, so the distance from the Earth is vastly different . Mizar of the Big Dipper is 80 light years away from Earth, and Alkaid is 101 light years away. This is one of the mistakes many soft SF works make.

The constellation of the Chinese character culture ( China's origin) is said to create the current celestial concept and make the stars located in the geometric space based on the Arctic and equator of Cheon -gu. However, because of the basis of the Lunar Dynasty, it is not suitable for the extreme and the equator because of the car wash movement . Among the relatively less known systems, 12 sites were substituted, and there was a constellation of compact concepts such as modern constellations. In Korea, there are various records of ancient constellations, such as the Jinfari No. 4 burial murals in Goguryeo, the 13th anniversary of the Haman Malmic Tombs in the Haman Malm , and the constellation of the tomb of the Andong Seosam -dong in the Goryeo Dynasty.

On the other hand, if you observe the 'constellation of the earth' outside the solar system, it will look like a completely different constellation, and there may be a constellation of the sun.

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What is often referred to as a zodiac sign? The content of the dots is different for each medium, so it is omitted. It is said that this is an interpretation that appeared in the 1970s and is not accepted in general astrology. The renewal date is unknown, but refer to the document for other information. In addition to date errors, there may be words that do not fit due to the limited knowledge of the general public.

The important thing is that you cannot observe this constellation on your birthday . Constellations by birthday means that the constellations and the sun overlap on the celestial sphere during that period, so naturally, the constellations rise and set during the day and cannot be seen by the sun. To see your own constellation, it is best to see it six months after your birthday. At this time, the sun and the constellations are located opposite to each other, so they can be observed in the middle of the night.

There was also controversy about the constellations changing. Park Keunkul, an astronomer who advocated for the constellation Geokkun to be added to the ecliptic, explained that the fuss was meant to spark his interest in astronomy. In the first place, the 12 signs of the zodiac were created arbitrarily, and although such controversies continued to arise in 2011 and 2016, they were in fact only rumors.

The International Astronomical Federation has certified 88 constellations at the 3rd International Astronomical Federation General Assembly .

Since Ptolemy designated 48 constellations, new constellations have been created, separated, or merged by various astronomers until the International Astronomical Union (IAU) designated the modern 88 constellations in 1930. The constellations shown here are constellations that were once common before 1930, but are not currently accepted. For reference, Argo is the only constellation among the 48 constellations of Ptolemy that has not been officially recognized. However, each part of Argo (Compass, Veil, Puppis, Carina) has been recognized.

Also, some of the 88 modern constellations were used in the past under other names.

Refer to the document of 3 Won 28 Su .

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In Greek and Roman mythology, gods create constellations when praising the merits of humans or fairies, but conversely, they also create constellations to punish humans for their sins. Although it may seem quite contradictory, this is said to mean that the gods have affection for the humans and fairies. It is said that becoming a constellation itself is a kind of gaining eternal life and honor, and is an act of stopping the fairies or humans you like before they stray further. The same goes for transforming animals into plants. If the person you truly hate commits a sin or crosses the line to the point of completely losing affection, they are thrown into Tartarus.