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*in ‘astronomy’, an asterism is any ‘pattern’ of ‘stars’ recognized in the earth’s ‘night sky’*
(*in ‘astronomical terms’*)
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It may be part of an official constellation or it may be composed of stars from more than one constellation.
Asterisms are composed of stars which, although visible in the same general area of the sky as viewed from Earth, are located at very different distances from Earth, at great distances from each other.
Many asterisms are simple shapes composed of a few bright stars, making them easy to identify, and particularly useful to people who are familiarizing themselves with the night sky.
(in colloquial usage, constellation is a synonym of ‘asterism’)
But in astronomy, a constellation is an officially recognized area of the sky, surrounding certain asterisms.
For example, the asterism known as the Big Dipper comprises the seven brightest stars in the International Astronomical Union (IAU) constellation Ursa Major.
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(“asterism” is the more general term, referring to any identified pattern of ‘stars’)
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