• Question: What is your favourite constellation?

    Asked by gabz45693 to Matthew on 11 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Matthew Malek

      Matthew Malek answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      I like the Southern Cross, because I’ve only seen it a few times when I’ve been in Argentina. I also like the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia, because they are what is called “circumpolar” and can be seen all year round.

      The Pleiades are pretty cool — the name means “seven sisters” but you can only see six of them. The Japanese name for the Pleiades is “Subaru”… which is why the logo for a Subaru car is the Pleiades system of stars!

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