A constellation in the East.

How many constellations are there in the East?

: Wen constellation

Second: the constellation of God.

Third: Constellation

: Wen constellation

Constellation origin

The constellation originated in the ancient Babylonian region of the four great civilizations. It was called constellation before 1000 BC. The Digges River and the Euphrates River flow from northwest to southeast and into the Persian Gulf, which is called the two river basins.

The spread of culture in the two river basins in ancient Greece promoted the development of ancient Greek culture. The ancient Greek writer Babylonian constellation was supplemented and developed. The ancient Greek constellation table was compiled in the 2nd century AD, and the ancient Greek writer Ptolemy compiled 48 constellations. The main bright stars in the imaginary line constellation are connected with imaginary objects or images, and the names of the constellations are given by the stories of Greek gods. These 48 constellations all live in the north and south of the equator in the northern sky.

The rise of capitalism in Europe in 2 1 century needs to expand foreign navigation and develop ships' maritime navigation. According to the need, the stars point to the street lamps. The stars are special in shape and easy to observe. Constellations are widely concerned. 16 actually, Magellan's voyage around the world only uses constellations for navigation and orientation, and constellations are studied.

1922 88 constellation name basically conforms to the historical name 1928. The names of the 88 constellations were jointly announced. These 88 constellations are located in Zone 3, 29 in the northern hemisphere, 47 in the southern hemisphere, and near the ecliptic 12.

Nearly six thousand stars are visible to the naked eye, and each constellation is identified by its special bright star cloth.

At present, there are 88 constellations in common use (see table for details).