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What is a constellation? How many of them cover the sky? If you were to travel to the edge of the solar system, would the constellations appear the same? Would they appear the same if you traveled to the nearest star?

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This solution explains what a constellation is, and says how many of them cover the sky. It also explains whether or not the constellations will appear the same if we traveled to the edge of the solar system and to the nearest star.

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A constellation of stars is a group of stars that appear to form a fixed pattern as observed from Earth. These patterns remain so fixed that earlier astronomers used them to identify stars they'd seen in previous times. In modern times, a constellation has gotten to become an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere ...

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