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January’s Night Sky Notes: Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms
3 min read January’s Night Sky Notes: Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific In our December Night Sky Notes, we mentioned that the Orion constellation has a distinct hourglass shape that makes it easy to spot in the night sky. But what if we told you that this is not the complete constellation, but rather, an asterism? An asterism is a pattern of stars in the night sky, forming shapes that make picking out constellations easy. Cultures throughout history have created these patterns as part of storytelling, honoring ancestors, and timekeeping. Orion’s hourglass is just one of many examples of this, but did you know Orion’s bright

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