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The first recorded astronomy was by Ancient Egyptian Astronomers in c.2500 A.D.
1,254,478 years ago, the caveman named "Ugggh the caveman" happened to be at the top of a tree while a saber-toothed tiger prowled around below. Ugggh had never been out after dark; after all, part of the caveman code of conduct required all cavepeepul to be IN their caves before sunset. But today, he had wisely decided to remain in the tree after dark instead of leaping into the tiger's belly!
Instead of seeing only rocks in the dark roof of the cave, there were strange lights in the sky! First one, then another, then three, then.... Alas, Ugggh didn't know any numbers bigger then three, so he said "Stars above, those are MANY little lights in the sky!" And so he decided to name them 'stars".
Stars were first seen by early cavemen, but they were confused about it and just thought they were normal lights very high. Many years later, the Greeks invented the telescopes and with the help of the telescopes they studies about the stars. They also found out the process of the birth of stars and death.
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What are a few facts about constellations?
there are 88 constellations. you can see them all in a year on the equator. most of them are from Greek mythology. Whenever a new star is discovered, it is added to the constellation it is nearest to.
How many stars are discovered each year?
There are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the visible Universe; each of which might have, on average, hundreds of billions of stars. Astronomers don't just go around "discovering stars" - that would be as un-interesting as discovering grains of dust on a beach. Even more so, because problably there are more stars than grains of sand on a beach. Now and then, information about a star with some interesting property is announced - for example, extraordinarily young, hot, or big.
What do astronomers call plants that appear to move among stars?
No living being - plants or otherwise - have yet been discovered in outer space; much less living beings that move through outer space!
When were the Cherokee Indians discovered?
they were discovered in 2010
What colors are binary stars?
Binary stars can be any color that stars can be. There's no need for the two stars in a binary to be the same color.
What did edmond halley discover about space?
he discovered the motion of stars he discovered the motion of stars
When was mankind discovered?
When mankind discovered the stars, the beginning of humanity
What stars did Williamina Fleming discover?
Williamina Fleming discovered more than 10,000 stars, in which she discovered 59 gaseous nebulae, 310 variable stars and 10 novae.
What is the most luminous object discovered in space?
stars
how may stars have we discovered?
According to the Eclipse Aviation website, the most current number of stars that have been discovered by humans is around 100 billion stars just within the Milky Way Galaxy. There is also a catalog that compiles the images of over 84 million stars within the central parts of the Milky Way, which is currently the most detailed record of stars that have been officially confirmed as discovered.
Which discovered galaxy has one of the oldest stars?
The Virgo Cluster. Possible.
When did they discover the star?
Stars were discovered in historical times by people everywhere.
Who discovered the first map of the sky?
No one discovered it, it was created. As to who created it, it is unknown. Maps of the skies and stars pre-date history.
Are the stars in the sky different planets and moons we have not discovered yet?
No. We know what the stars are. They are not planets. They are distant suns, many of which do have undiscovered planets.
Who discovered Star dunes?
Stars don't have dunes, as they are masses of burning gas.
How many types of sea stars are there?
There is about 1800 but maybe even more to be discovered :)
Who discovered that the milky way is a system of stars?
1/6 the pull on Earth
