Spoken: In olden times people imagined bears
And lions, gods and people in the sky. They
Thought they saw winged horses and wriggling
Snakes, sailboats and beautiful maidens. They
Invented interesting stories to explain how those constellations got there. That's how they got their names. Today, astronomers use the constellations to locate the stars.
Wouldn't it be heavenly to know the constellations;
Scan the skies and recognize their names and their locations?
Tho' they're only figments of our own imaginations,
Wouldn't it be heavenly to know the constellations?
Hercules, Delphinus and Andromeda and Lyra,
Sagitta and Pegasus, Dorado and Lacerta,
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cetus and Orion,
I could name a dozen more if I were really tryin'.
In the Zodiac you'll find a dozen constellations.
You can trace them in the sky with just a little
Patience —
Leo, Virgo, Scorpius and Gemini and Taurus —
These are five, now who can name the other seven
For us?
(Voices) Aquarius! Sagittarius! Aries! Libra!
Capricorn! Cancer! Pisces!
What determines what we see among the constellations?
Atmosphere, the time of year, as well as their locations.
Latitude and time of night are prime considerations.
Each of them are factors when we see the constellations