How to Use constellation in a Sentence
constellation
noun- The patient presented a constellation of symptoms.
- A large constellation of relatives and friends attended the funeral.
- The constellation Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.
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Along with the winter constellations Jupiter and Mars are on the rise!
— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024 -
Above the planet will be bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra.
— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Many satellites, like the GPS constellation, were thought to be too far away and too costly to target.
— W.j. Hennigan, Time, 19 Apr. 2022 -
Of course, the look also came with a giant belt, leather leggings, and layers of leather and tulle, finished off with a whole constellation of body jewelry.
— ELLE, 4 May 2022 -
Midnight is typically the best time to see them, because the Taurus constellation is high in the sky at the time, Cooke said.
— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024 -
The Lyrids meteor shower dazzles the skies with shooting stars that appear to come from the same area where the constellation of Lyra is.
— Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2022 -
The meteors appear to emanate from the constellation Lyra the Harp, near the bright star Vega.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2022 -
There’s even a dedicated Champagne bar with a SubZero wine chiller, a sitting area and a constellation ceiling.
— Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2022 -
Later this year, Viasat expects to launch the first in a constellation of three next-generation satellites that will give it global coverage and massive bandwidth.
— Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2022 -
And Rigel, a star in the same constellation, shines a sharp blue.
— Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023 -
The meteors will be in the northeastern part of the sky by the constellation Perseus.
— Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2023 -
The Aquariids constellation is Aquarius, hence the shower’s name, and lies on the ecliptic, the sun’s path in the sky.
— Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 4 May 2023 -
Watch for the sky streaks around the Aquarius constellation, but keep an eye on Perseus as well.
— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023 -
Arcturus is one of the brightest stars in the spring and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman or Farmer.
— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024 -
The radiant for the Lyrids—or the point from where the meteors appear to come—is the constellation Lyra, the harp.
— Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Vega is found in the constellation Lyra in the Northern sky.
— Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 -
Mercury will be to the lower right of the moon and, above Venus, the bright star Regulus in the constellation of Leo.
— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 July 2023 -
The system is found in the constellation Centaurus and is seen in the southern sky.
— Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 -
One evening in late January the sky was so thick with stars that the bones of the constellations blurred into the background.
— Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023 -
Its name comes from the constellation Vela the Sails, which is seen mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
— Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023 -
All star signs are signs of the zodiac—constellations on the ecliptic, a line in the sky that the sun appears to follow.
— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 -
The blizzard didn’t let up on the constellation of snow resorts across the Sierra.
— Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024 -
But most members of satellite constellations glow much brighter than that, at least part of the time.
— Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023 -
The star cluster is found in the southern part of the constellation Sagittarius.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023 -
Around 32 million light-years away from Earth, the galaxy lies in the constellation Pisces.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 -
The imagery painted on the globes runs the gamut, from constellations to mountains and sea creatures.
— Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024 -
The three bright stars that make up Orion’s belt are the easiest way to spot this constellation.
— Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
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