North Region
Mythologically, Cassiopeia's husband is represented by this constellation
What is Cepheus?
This swan-shaped constellation represents Zeus
What is Cygnus?
This is the only zodiac constellation we learned about in the fall sky
What is Aries?
The Winter Hexagon has this many stars
What is seven (7)?
This is the largest constellation in the sky, but be careful not to confuse it with Corvus or Crater
What is Hydra?
Dubhe and Merak point south to Regulus, but point this direction to the brightest star in Ursa Minor
What is north?
Of the three stars in the Summer Triangle, this is the one that looks farthest from the other two.
What is Altair?
These two constellations are part of the north and fall regions of the sky.
What are Cassiopeia and Cepheus?
This is the smallest asterism in the winter sky
What is Orion's Belt?
Denebola is sometimes considered to be Leo's Spring Triangle star instead of this brightest star in Leo.
What is Regulus?
Great Bear is a roller coaster at Hersheypark that is partially themed to this constellation
What is Ursa Major?
This is the only zodiac constellation that does not represent a real or mythological living thing
What is Libra?
This is the only star in the Great Square of Pegasus that is not part of the constellation Pegasus
What is Alpheratz?
M42 is the only nebula visible to the naked eye from Earth and it is found in this constellation
What is Orion?
This is the dimmest zodiac constellation
What is cancer?
It wasn't until 2010 that this dimmer star of a binary pair was discovered to actually be a binary star system itself.
What is Alcor?
This is the farthest star from Earth in the Summer Triangle
What is Deneb?
M31, the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, got its name from being behind this constellation
What is Andromeda?
Of all the red/orange stars whose name we learned, this is the only one whose name does NOT begin with A.
What is Betelgeuse?
This is the only orange star in the Spring Triangle
What is Arcturus?
Thuban, the last star in the tail of Draco, is between these two stars
What are Dubhe and Polaris?
This is the third Summer Triangle star that was not mentioned in the previous clues or answers in this column.
What is Vega?
Be careful when drawing the lines of Andromeda! You don't want to draw them too low and run into this constellation.
What is Triangulum?
This technique is used when guiding someone from Rigel to Betelgeuse to Castor and Pollux, or from Alnitak to Alnilam to Mintaka to Aldebaran.
What is star hopping?
Mythologically, Leo, Cancer, and Hydra were all put into the sky by the figure depicted in this constellation
Who is Hercules?