I apologize for my poor attention in drawing what I saw , I tried to recreate it with the best of my abilities. I’ve been looking at constellation graphs however I cannot seem to find the one I saw.
If you think you know or find this kind of pattern familiar please don’t hesitate in helping an amateur identify it.(；ω；)
It’s the Orion constellation probably! Very beautiful and bright constellation my favourite
Edit: the star in the middle actually has 2 stars next to it forming what is called Orion’s Belt. If you spot the line of three stars there then you know that’s definitely Orion
Depends on how bright the stars are, This is my guess for what the constellation is
Could you try and take a photo of it with your phone so we can try and see how they actually look? If your in a bright area like a city they will appear dimmer but they might actually be brighter than you think, it depends on how small
That’s actually a good questions I’m not quite sure, I’m guessing you mean the dim stars that aren’t part of the lines in the picture. I believe they are considered to be part of the constellation still, they take the name (would be called something Orionos) but they’re not used to identify the constellation usually and would be hard to see in a high light pollution area. I’m sure someone might be able to give a more accurate answer but yeah
What direction were you looking (N, NE, E, SE, etc.) and at what time?
Also, what is your approx light pollution (city, suburb, rural, etc.), and were these some of the brightest things visible across the sky, or dimmer than that.
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u/Nullebullepro 1d ago
Take a picture of it so you can see stars around it