What are the main constellations in the night sky in spring?

Hello, it's the Big Dipper in Ursa Major.

Starry sky in spring night

The Big Dipper, which hangs high in the northern night sky, is the most familiar star. To understand the constellation of spring, let's start with it. The Big Dipper is a part of Ursa major, which is composed of five bright second-class stars and two third-class stars. It is shaped like a spoon, just like an ancient wine vessel, hence its name. As for the Big Dipper, it is also different from the six stars in Nandou. The six stars in Nandou are also arranged in a bucket shape on Sagittarius, hanging low in the summer night sky.

Pppp The Big Dipper is equivalent to the waist and tail of Ursa Major. Four of them make up the bucket spoon, and the other three make up the bucket handle, as shown in Figure 39. At dusk in spring, the dipper of the Big Dipper points to the east.

Connect a straight line between Tian Xuan and Shu Tian at the front of the Big Dipper, and then extend the distance by five times. You will meet a bright second-class star, which is the North Star. This is the easiest way to find Polaris. Therefore, Tian Xuan and Shu Tian are also called "Polaris". Because the Big Dipper has been running around the North Star, and its height and position will change from time to time, you should practice finding the North Star quickly through the Big Dipper at any time.

The bucket handle part of the Big Dipper is slightly curved. If you stretch out along the arc of the three stars on the barrel handle, you will meet an orange-red bright star, which belongs to Capricorn and its Chinese name is plantain. Capricorn is a big constellation, but it is difficult to identify because of its scattered structure. However, it is not difficult to find it through the Big Dipper.

If you continue along this arc, you will meet another star with blue and white brilliance near the ecliptic. The Chinese name of this star is Kakuqi, and its bright and clear brilliance has made people sit up and take notice since ancient times. Jiaokou is the main star of Virgo, clear but not cold, beautiful but not gorgeous, just like a dignified and delicate girl. In ancient constellation books, Virgo appeared as a goddess.

Virgo is a scattered star and can be identified in stages. Learn to recognize the corners first, and then gradually get familiar with Virgo from part to whole through frequent observation.

In the sky west of Kajupiter, a white star of magnitude 1 is shining brightly. This is the main star of Leo, and its Chinese name is Xuanyuan XIV. Like Kajupiter, it belongs to one of the nine planets of navigation. Besides Xuanyuan XIV, Leo also includes two second-class stars and four third-class stars, which is an easily recognizable constellation.

In addition to the above, there are other constellations that can be seen in the spring evening, such as Cancer, Ophiuchus and Raven. However, these constellations are not easy to identify. Among them, Ophiuchus is a long snake array, and when the snake head has risen to the south, the snake tail has not completely crossed the eastern horizon.