History of Asterism

	Revision 3 . . November 27, 2001 1:00 am by Css [add summer triangle]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) April 21, 2001 11:30 am by Josh Grosse [The Pleiades are a cluster, not asterism]

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Asterisms are patterns of stars seen in Earth's sky which are not official constellations. Examples include the Big and Little Dippers and the Teapot in Sagittarius. One ancient asterism, [Coma Berenices]?, had its status upgraded to constellation when things were finalized.

Asterisms are patterns of stars seen in Earth's sky which are not official constellations. Examples include the Big and Little Dippers, the Teapot in Sagittarius, and the summer triangle. One ancient asterism, [Coma Berenices]?, had its status upgraded to constellation when things were finalized.