Constellations visible in the November sky

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Ursa MinorBest seen in June

Commonly called the little dipper

Most famous star is Polaris, the North Star

Ursa Major

Best seen in April

Contains the Big Dipper

The line that connects Dubhe with Merak points to Polaris, the North Star

CygnusBest seen in September

Looks like a cross or a swan

Contains Cygnus X-1, a possible black hole

Cassiopeia

Best seen in November

Looks like a W

The Romans thought it was the throne of Queen Cassiopeia

OrionBest seen in January

Looks like a hunter

Three bright starts in a line make up his belt. They are easily seen in the Southern Hemisphere in the winter.

The bright star Betelgeuse forms his left shoulder

GeminiBest seen in February

Constellation of the two twins, Castor and Pollux

Pegasus

Best seen in October

Pegasus is a winged horse

LepusBest seen in February

Lepus is a hare

One of the many animals hunted by Orion

CepheusBest seen in October

King of Ethiopia

Not very bright but located in an empty part of the sky near North Pole

Auriga

Best seen in February

Auriga is a a charioteer

TaurusBest seen in January

The Bull

One of the 13 Zodiac constellations

Hunted by Orion

PiscesBest seen in November

The fishes

One of the 13 Zodiac constellations

AndromedaBest seen in November

Princess of Ethiopia

Draco

Best seen in July

The Dragon

CetusBest seen in December

Seen as a whale or a sea monster

Large but faint constellation

LyraThe Lyre is a stringed instrument like a harp

Contains the star Vega, part of the summer triangle

In another 10,000 years or so, the North Star will be Vega instead of Polaris

PerseusBest seen in December

The son of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a mortal woman.