Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags?Caitlin McAlisterCottonwood, Arizona If you look at any star atlas published before 1930, you will see what appear to be random lines defining the constellations. Before this date, constellation boundaries had not been formalized. Modern astronomy still usesContinue reading “Who made the present-day constellations and why do they look the way they do?”
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