Johannesburg Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

Build Some Constellations

How many constellations can you make out of the letters in this grid?

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TARGET: 51 Constellation Names

Bonus: Which constellations were used as the basis for the grid?

 

 

 

 

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Bonus: Constellations used: Pyxis, Triangulum Australe, Coma Berenices

Constellations:
Antlia Apus Ara Aries Auriga Caelum

Cancer Canis Minor Capricornus Carina Cassiopeia Centaurus

Cetus Circinus Columba Crater Crux Coma Berenices

Cygnus Gemini Grus Lacerta Leo Lepus

Libra Lupus Lynx Lyra Musca Mensa (Mons)

Norma Octans Pegasus Perseus Pictor Pices

Pyxis Reticulum Sagitta Sagittarius Scorpius Sculptor

Scutum Serpens Sextans Taurus Telescopium Triangulum

Triangulum Australe Tucana Ursa Minor

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