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How the constellations were named?

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There are 88 officially recognized constellations in the sky, and these astronomical patterns have a fascinating and long history. Forty-eight of the constellations are known as ancient or original, meaning they were talked about by the Greeks and probably by the Babylonians and still earlier peoples. read more

One popularly known group of constellations consist of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Each of these sign is named after a constellation. These constellation have been identified and named over a period of thousands of year. For most of these constellations we do know when these were identified and who named them. read more

The names of the constellations are given in Latin, because Latin was once the language of learning. The names used by the Greeks, Egyptians, & other people were translated into Latin. For convenience, the ancients named the constellations after a certain figure that it seemed to form in the sky. read more

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