My science proffesor wants us to compare our constellations by a land mark star. Pegasus appears in October. All I really know. Can anyone help? ThanksHow to find Pegasus constellation? Where is it compared to Polaris?It's impossible to describe the position of a constellation relative to one other star, especially Polaris, since it's so close to the North Celestial Pole. This would be just like trying to describe the position of the United States relative to the Earth's north pole: you can say it's south of the north pole, but that doesn't really help you find it. You need to use at least two reference points (stars) to describe the position of something in the sky.
For example, you can describe how to find Pegasus using _two_ stars. Draw a line from Polaris to Caph, the right-most star in the "W" of Cassiopeia, and project that line the same distance beyond. This will take you to the upper left corner of the "square of Pegasus."
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