SEGA TOYS DISC FOR STAR THEATER - NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS

SEGA TOYS DISC FOR STAR THEATER - NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS

The discs for the Star Theatre home planetarium let you travel to many different parts of the universe from the comfort of your own home! - Designed and manufactured in Japan.

Northern Constellations
The twelve constellations of the zodiac are marked with a ★.

Aries ★ This mid-sized constellation is located south of Andromeda and Triangulum. In Hellenistic astrology, Aries represents the golden ram of Greek mythology.
Taurus ★ The constellation includes Aldebaran, a bright red star west of Orion’s three stars. The Pleiades are located in this constellation.
Gemini ★ The twins Castor and Pollux of the Greek mythology are standing shoulder to shoulder. The stars named after them represent their heads.
Cancer ★ This mid-sized constellation represents a crab. The constellation consists of five faint stars and is home to the Beehive Cluster in its centre.
Leo ★ The represents a lion. It is composed of flipped question mark with Regulus as its dot, representing the front legs, and Denebola for the end of the tail.
Virgo ★ The second largest constellation resembles the letter Y. It can easily be found through its brightest star Spica.
Libra ★ The constellation located west of Scorpio is the only of the zodiac representing an instrument. The weighing scales are held by Astrea, the Roman goddess of justice.
Scorpio ★ The S-shaped constellation contains red, bright star Antares. In Greek mythology, the scorpion killed Orion with its venomous stinger.
Sagittarius ★ The constellation lies deed inside the Milky Way and is home to many nebulae and star clusters. In Greek mythology, it is associated with the centaur Chiron.
Capricorn ★ The stars of this constellation are all faint and are arranged as an inverted triangle. In Greek mythology it is associated with a creature that is half goat, half fish.
Aquarius ★ In Greek mythology, it shows beautiful Ganymedes, prince of Troy, pouring water out of a bottle. The stars aligned in two arrows represent the flowing water.
Pisces ★ The stars form two joining strokes (<) representing two fish. In Greek mythology, the goddess of beauty, Aphrodite and her son Eros transformed into fish during an escape.
Ursa Major ☆ The seven bright stars form the asterism Big Dipper. In connection with the surrounding stars, the Big Dipper forms the tail of the Great Bear.
Ursa Minor ☆ The Little Bear is formed by seven stars and resembles the Big Dipper. The stars are not as bright as its partner, Ursa Major. The tail ends with Polaris, the North Star.
Lyra ☆ This small constellation can be seen on the edge of the Milky Way. It is home to Vega, one of the night sky’s brightest stars.
Aquila ☆ The brightest star or Aquila is Altair. In the East Asian Tanabata legend, Vega represents the weaver girl Orihime, while Altair represents the cowherd Hikoboshi.
Cygnus ☆ This constellation is home to the asterism Northern Cross. Together with the surrounding stars, it displays a swan spreading the wings, with Deneb at its tail.
Cassiopeia ☆ The W- or M-shaped constellation can easily be found. Cassiopeia is the queen of Aethiopia and the mother of Princess Andromeda, also a constellation.
Canis Major ☆ The constellation of the bigger dog contains Sirius. This is the brightest star of the night sky and was described as "burning" or "flaming" in Greek literature.
Orion ☆ The winter constellation is named after a hunter in Greek mythology. It features the red and blue supergiants Betelgeuse and Rigel and the three stars in between.