As early as 5000 years ago, people became fascinated with the stars and began to name the patterns they saw. Many were named after mythological characters or great heroes. In today's world the whole sky is one constellation. Constellations are an apparent group of stars that may be hundreds of light years away. Constellations may have been created for religious beliefs or some other purpose.
Some people think that they tell the farmers when to plant or harvest the crops.
They can also tell a story, such as the Orion constellation, which is thought by some to be a man in a battle uniform with a sword on his belt. The sky is presently divided into 88 constellations. They have been made up by poets, farmers, and astronomers. When you look up at the sky there are thousands of stars that can give you inspiration and pleasure, as well as a view of the history of the universe. Now the winterest constellations rattle their cold chains against my roof.