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Star Light, Star Bright

Explore Creation

on October 1, 2022

Our night sky sparkles with over 100 billion stars. And that’s just the stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Countless more stars fill the other galaxies in the universe. Yet when God created the stars on day four of creation week, the Bible simply says, “He made the stars also” (Genesis 1:16). God spoke, and billions and billions of stars blazed into being!

A constellation is a group of stars in the sky that makes a shape. Over the years, people have used constellations to navigate. Before GPS technology, sailors knew their location on the ocean by finding the North Star in the Ursa Minor constellation. You might know part of Ursa Minor as the Little Dipper. It’s just one of over 80 constellations.

A constellation is a group of stars in the sky that makes a shape.

Anyone can stargaze. You don’t need high-tech equipment or a fancy telescope. You only need to look up!

The constellations in your night sky depend on the time of year and where you live. Look for these autumn constellations from late September to late December in the northern hemisphere and from late March to late June in the southern hemisphere.

  • Aquarius: Means “cup bearer” or “water bearer” in Latin. Shaped like a man pouring water from a jar. One of the oldest recorded constellations.
  • Aries: Means “ram” (male sheep) in Latin. This constellation is associated with the story of the Golden Fleece, a Greek myth.
  • Pisces: Means “fish” (plural) in Latin. Represented by two fish swimming in different directions.
  • Pegasus: Named for a famous horse with wings from Greek myth. Shaped like the head, body, and rearing front legs of a horse.
  • Triangulum: Means “triangle” in Latin. Shaped like a long triangle.
  • Cetus: From the Greek word ketous, meaning “large fish.” Named for a sea monster from Greek myth. The fourth largest constellation.
  • Cepheus: Named after a mythical king. Shaped like a house.
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