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Here are some sites that tell locations of constellations. Many of the myths or reasons behind the namings are also included. Stars and C[|onstellations] Click on Constellations by month, then on specific constellation. The drawing is at the top and the myth at the bottom, if available. [|Peoria Astronomical Society] Click to enter. You do not need to log in. On the left, scroll down to Constellations. Then find your constellation in the alphabetical list. [|Constellations by Season] This site, by an amateur astronomer, is very rich but more difficult to navigate. Find your constellation with its drawing on this page, then go back, scroll down to the main menu and go to the Main constellations page. From there you will find myths for those available.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html NASA site for kids. This site has news on current missions and expeditions, as well as fun fact-filled links, activities, games, art & stories, and a kids' club. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). This site has an archive of APOD from June 16, 1995 to presnt day. It also has pictorial information about the cosmos - including galaxies and nebulae, the solar system, space technology, astronauts and scientists, and the sky above us. You can sign up for the daily APOD - they are beautiful!

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