constellation - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • recognize: Early astrologers recognized only one constellation of ' the Dog ' , that which we call Canis Major today.
  • describe: The button second from left will load a text file describing a constellation.

Adjective modifier

  • zodiacal: A very definite sense of place arises from living within a Zodiacal constellation.
  • faint: Cassini - Nasa Saturn lies in the faint constellation of Cancer, the Crab, close to the Beehive Cluster.
  • southern: Principal Stars and Features: Located between Corvus the Crow and Hydra the water snake, Crater is a small southern hemisphere constellation.
  • prominent: Taurus is located north west of the prominent constellation, Orion.
  • visible: Back to text 2 ] This zodiac is, of course, an imaginary device, which no longer tallies with the visible constellations.
  • familiar: Students may use chalk to draw a few familiar constellations on the underside of the opened umbrella.

Modifies a noun

  • ophiuchus: From the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, near to Scorpius.
  • Aquila: W43A is about 8,500 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Aquila, the eagle.
  • Cygnus: The Egg Nebula is located 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Noun used with modifier

  • zodiac: The constellation is one of the twelve zodiac constellations.
  • satellite: Track progress of the various satellite constellation schemes by checking for new articles.. .
  • twelve: The creation of a series of twelve constellations to match the twelve months naturally came later.
  • star: Which star constellations can be used to navigate by?
  • winter: This month we will be looking for the winter constellation of Hydra, the Snake.

Preposition: in

  • sky: The ninth largest constellation in the sky, over 100 of its stars are visible to the unaided eye.

Preposition: of

  • zodiac: They are, essentially, the constellations of the zodiac.
  • satellite: A full constellation of 24 satellites was achieved in 1994.
  • star: On 28 June 2006, a constellation of compassionate stars showed up to party with PETA at Stella's boutique in Mayfair, London.

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