In the northern skies (recognizable from its W shape) is the familiar constellation of Cassiopeia, one of the 48 traditional…
Located in the northern skies, surrounded by the Monoceros, Gemini, Cancer and Hydra, is the constellation known as Canis Minor.
In the northern skies, flanked by the Big Dipper, lies the Bootes constellation, one of the traditional constellations listed by…
In the northern skies lies the constellation Auriga, one of the 44 described by Ptolemy and one of the 88…
On the ecliptic plane, bordered by constellations of Perseus, Pisces, and Taurus, is the ancient constellation known as Aries
Aquarius ("The Water Carrier") stretches from the celestial equator to the southern hemisphere, and is one of the most-recognized of…
The geocentric model of the universe, in which the Sun, planets and stars revolved around the Earth, was the accepted…
In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus revolutionized astronomy by proposing his heliocentric model of the Universe
Located in the northern sky is the constellation Coma Berenices, one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the IAU.