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Originally Posted by Brady Yoon
I'm having trouble remembering where some constellations are, especially the obscure zodiac ones... How do you guys remember them? For example, if someone pointed to one of these constellations and said, "What is it?" I would know, but if someone told me, "Where is this constellation, I wouldn't know."
Ophiuchus, Perseus, Aquarius, Aries, Capricornus, Libra, and Pisces. These are the only ones that are really stumping me, especially since I haven't ever seen them in the sky. Too much light pollution...
Thanks.
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I'm still in the process of learning them, myself. I try learning them by what I see in the sky, but my view of the sky is limited. I seem to have the same trouble you do.
I learned the ones I know by learning the easiest (biggest, brightest, most familiar) first, then spreading out and learning the ones between the easy ones. If someone points and asks, I can identify it. If someone asks where a particular one is, I have to think, "Ok, I remember it's right next to this one, and also next to this other one, so it'd be right...there."
Most of the ones you listed are zodaical constellations. An idea for learning them, then, is to look at the astrology section of the paper (hey, might as well use them for something useful) to get the order right. Yes, a regular star chart would work, but then I couldn't've made that astrology crack. Then, find out which ones are near the constellations you can find most easily. Whenever someone asks you "where is Aquarius"?, remember "ok, that's near Capricorn and Pegasus, so... right there." Then handwave, and since you can't see it through the light pollution, they can't either.
