Constellation Challenge

Wednesday 10 February, 2021, by Katy Foxford

Welcome to our Constellation Challenge – not one for the fainthearted! Constellations are patterns of stars identifiable in the night sky. They can represent an animal, person, mythical creature, or an object – there are in fact 88 named constellations!

Good luck… you can find the answers below once you’ve had a go!

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A graphic of a constellation that is known for being a hybrid of two animals — 1.

A graphic of a constellation that is seen as an animal known for its ability to headbutt — 2.

A graphic of a constellation whose animal depiction is known for its hard shell — 3.

A graphic of a constellation that is DOUBLE the fun to look at — 4.

A graphic of a constellation that has plenty of liquid on hand — 5.

A graphic of a constellation that depicts a piece of equipment that shares a name with fish's skin — 6.

A graphic of a constellation that shares it's name with the possible nickname of a very famous, but old inventor and a modern day actor — 7.

A graphic of a constellation that depicts a man and a very slithery animal — 8.

A graphic of a constellation that is known for having two aquatic animals — 9.

a graphic of a constellation that is well known for its horns — 10.

a graphic of a constellation that is found next to libra and is often associated with the Greek goddess of justice — 11.

a graphic of a constellation that depicts an animal with a nasty sting — 12.

a graphic of a constellation that gets its name from a trait that can also be found in robin hood — 13.

Answers:

1. Capricornus 2. Aries 3. Cancer 4. Gemini 5. Aquarius 6. Libra 7. Leo 8. Ophiuchus 9. Pisces 10. Taurus 11. Virgo 12. Scorpius 13. Sagittarius