Identify the following figure and answer the following questions:
(a) What are such group of stars called?
(b) How many stars are there in this figure?
(c) Why is it also called Hunter?
(d) How does it used to locate Sirius star?
The given figure is of the constellation Orion.
(a) Such group of stars are called constellations.
(b) There are 7 or 8 bright stars in constellation Orion.
(c) The pattern in which the stars appear in this constellation is similar to the form of a hunter. So, it is also called Hunter.
(d) To locate Sirius, imagine a straight line passing through the three middle stars of Orion. Look along this line towards the east. This line will lead you to a very bright star. This bright star is Sirius.
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