In the night sky: Orion
◄Previous: 1.1.4 Who was Orion?

1.2 What are constellations?

In the following video, Phillipa Smith explains what a constellation is and points out the most obvious ones to look for in the night sky.

Active content not displayed. This content requires JavaScript to be enabled, and a recent version of Flash Player to be installed.
Transcript (opens in new window)
◄Contents►Next: 1.2.1 Patterns in the sky

OpenLearn - In the night sky: Orion
ou logoCreative Commons non-commercial share alike icon Except for third party materials and otherwise, this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence, full copyright detail can be found in the acknowledgements section. Please see full copyright statement for details.