How different do the constellations look from the ISS?

Constellations made of bright, far-away stars would look somewhat similar (such as Orion), but much of the night sky would seem unfamiliar to someone from Earth. read more

The constellations look the same at different points in the earth's orbit. The planet moves a lot more than the ISS does. read more

The stars are really far away. The constellations look the same from everywhere on Earth's surface, even though two points (at a given time) may be separated by as much as 8000 miles. They look the same from one end of Earth's orbit to the other, a distance of nearly 200 million miles. read more

A constellation is a collection of stars that makes a recognizable pattern. They are found all over the sky, and often have different names and patterns in different cultures. Western constellations tend to be Greek and Roman in origin. Here are some constellations looking towards the north pole star (Polaris). read more