When first began to come up with the names of the constellations

If you look at the night sky, you can distinguish groups that form bright stars. For many centuries people, looking at the sky, gave them names. Constellations, and this name was given to all groups of stars, there are about 88. Many of them got their names even in the days of Ancient Greece. In addition, Arab and Chinese scientists came up with some constellations for the name.

Most likely, the names of the constellations are necessary in order to be able to locate a star in the sky. Probably, many people had a feeling that the stars are very close to each other. But it is not so. In fact, from each other they are separated simply by huge distances. Scientists from all over the world after a long debate came to a common solution to the problem of determining the boundaries that all the constellations share among themselves. The names, in their opinion, should be written in Latin. In the old days, astronomers chose names of animals as stars. For example, there are such constellations, which are called "Lion", "Swan", etc. In addition, some names of the constellations appeared due to mythological heroes. For example, "Perseus" and "Andromeda." Not long ago, some groups of stars were given the names "Octant" and "Clock".

At different times of the year, some constellations begin to shine brighter, while others at all become invisible. In addition, some groups of stars can be seen only in certain places in the world. For example, the largest number of constellations can see the population of the northern hemisphere.

One of the most striking clusters is Orion or, as some call it, Hunter. In this group, you can see the three brightest stars that are in one row, forming the Orion belt. Near him you can see a few more groups of stars. It's about the constellations of Taurus and Gemini. In addition, on summer evenings there is an opportunity to see the Southern Cross and the Centaurus.

Due to the fact that it's impossible to see the stars during the day because of the bright sunlight, you can not even look at the movement of the Sun. And it goes through some constellations. For a year the Sun moves along the inner belt of groups of stars. The general name of the constellations of the inner belt is the zodiac. In ancient Greece, it was customary to divide it into twelve specific components that were of equal size. Subsequently, they began to be called the signs of the zodiac.

Any such sign corresponds to a certain constellation. This is so, despite the fact that they are not equal in size to each other. With the help of such signs, astrologers from all over the world try to determine the fate and character of a certain person. And some of them achieve certain success. Astrological forecasts have enjoyed and are very popular in any country.

Although the names of the constellations began to appear for a long time, but at the present time not all groups of stars have been thoroughly studied and found. It remains only to wish success to astronomers in the search for new celestial bodies and, accordingly, it is worth waiting for the emergence of new knowledge that has not left people indifferent for many hundreds of years.