GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The patterns of stars seen in the sky are usually called constellations, although more acurately, a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky is called an asterism . Astronomers use the term constellation to refer to an area of the sky.

Detailed explanation-2: -A group of star that form a pattern is called Asterism. It is also called constellations, Astronomers use the term constellation to refer to an area of the sky.

Detailed explanation-3: -Constellations were named after objects, animals, and people long ago. Astronomers today still use constellations to name stars and meteor showers. There are a few different definitions of constellations, but many people think of constellations as a group of stars.

Detailed explanation-4: -asterism, a pattern of stars that is not a constellation. An asterism can be part of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper, which is in the constellation Ursa Major, and can even span across constellations, such as the Summer Triangle, which is formed by the three bright stars Deneb, Altair, and Vega.