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* In ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', it seems to be a national constant that notable magicians are titled after constellations (since their real names are kept secret). Taurus Silver is a weapons inventor, Sirius is a Strategic-Class level soldier, and the "Maidens of Cygnus" are child prodigies from the Juumonji clan.
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* In ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', ''Literature/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', it seems to be a national constant that notable magicians are titled after constellations (since their real names are kept secret). Taurus Silver is a weapons inventor, Sirius is a Strategic-Class level soldier, and the "Maidens of Cygnus" are child prodigies from the Juumonji clan.
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* The ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' series has the spirit of each Chinese constellation born to flesh as each of TheFourGods' "Celestial Warriors;" with each warrior holding [[StockSuperpowers various super powers.]]
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!!Uses of constellations in fiction:
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[[folder:Example of the Constellations as a motif, someone's soul, or the basis of something]]
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* In ''Anime/FairyTail'', Celestial Spirit mages can summon [[SummonMagic Celestial Spirits]], which are based on constellations, through various magical keys. The Golden Keys summon the twelve [[WesternZodiac zodiac signs]] while the Silver Keys summon other constellations.
* The ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' series has the spirit of each Chinese constellation born to flesh as each of TheFourGods' "Celestial Warriors;" with each warrior holding [[StockSuperpowers various super powers.]]
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' uses the Summer Triangle as a recurring motif, referencing Shirogane's love of the stars. Shirogane and Hayasaka also both have a star motif, but of very different types (though both allude to their own relationships with Kaguya due to the moon always being accompanied by stars). Hayasaka uses generic star fields on many of her personal belongings such as her nails, phone case, and Line ID due to her being based off of the celestial envoy from ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter''. Shirogane, meanwhile, uses actual constellations as his motif (such as the Big Dipper as his Twitter Icon) since he desires to reach for the stars in both a [[UptownGirl metaphorical]] and literal manner.
* ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade'': The beyblades in that series are based on constellations.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': The characters are all [[StellarName named for constellations]] and the names are usually {{Meaningful|Name}} or refer to the myths behind them.
[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' ends with Perseus, Andromeda, The Hydra and other characters becoming constellations. Fitting too as the movies are based on [[Myth/GreekMythology the myths of Perseus]].
* In ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'', the constellation Draco is also known as the Dragon's Heaven. According to dragon religion, dragons that live honorable lives are allowed to become a star in the constellation when they die.
* At the end of ''Hercules 1983'' Hercules becomes a constellation.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* In [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium the works]] of Creator/JRRTolkien, some constellations are mentioned as having different names, e. g. Ursa major (the "Big Dipper") is the Sickle. The constellation Orion is called ''Menelmacar'' or ''Menelvagor'', the Warrior of Heaven, originally created by the Valar as a symbol of defiance against the forces of evil led by Morgoth.
* In the ''Literature/StarDarlings'' franchise, each Star Darling has traits associated with a constellation, as well as their birthday's corresponding Zodiac sign.
* In Creator/RobinJarvis' ''Literature/DeptfordMice'' trilogy, the Starwife is a celestial-themed monarch. There are decorations on the ceiling in her chamber that represent all the constellations, and she herself is also known as the Handmaiden of Orion (referring to the constellation Orion, the Hunter).
* In ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', it seems to be a national constant that notable magicians are titled after constellations (since their real names are kept secret). Taurus Silver is a weapons inventor, Sirius is a Strategic-Class level soldier, and the "Maidens of Cygnus" are child prodigies from the Juumonji clan.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* The Centauri of ''Series/BabylonFive'' seem to have been named after the Centaurus constellation (whose genitive term is "Centauri", as in "Alpha Centauri"). The origin of this name is unclear, but most plausibly it might have been the name humans gave them upon first contact.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' had the villain [[MagnificentBastard Scorpius]], which is also the name of a zodiac constellation (in the sky of a planet nowhere near the region of space ''Farscape'' was set in), as well as a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]].
* In ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Fortnight]] are known as Zodiarts and draw their powers from the various constellations; despite the name, the signs of the Western Zodiac are reserved for high-level warriors and commanders.
* ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' has its rangers get their powers from "Kyutama", orbs that represent the 88 constellations. Unlike ''Fourze'' above, the Western Zodiac doesn't get preferential treatment; only about half of their team gets their powers from the Zodiac[[note]]including Leo, Scorpio, Taurus, Libra, and the sidereal Ophiuchus[[/note]] while the rest of the team uses lesser-known constellations[[note]]Lupus, Dorado, Aquila, Chamaeleon, [[SixthRanger Draco, and Phoenix]], with Orion serving as Red's SuperMode[[/note]] and all the rest grant various power-ups (Gemini performing a DoppelgangerAttack, for example).
* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': In "A Day in the Life", Xena and Gabrielle identify a water dipper and bear constellation in the night sky. In "Fins, Femmes and Gems", the Mystic Diamond is responsible for keeping the North Star from being extinguished, but Aphrodite steals the diamond and plans to add it to her own constellation.
[[AC:Mythology]]
* ''Myth/GreekMythology'': Several monsters and characters were transformed into constellations by the gods, such as Chiron (either Centaurus or Sagittarius), Orion, Castor and Pollux (Gemini)...
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Hard Corps'', Noiman Cascade's Virtual Zone forms include the constellations Taurus, Sagittarius and Gemini.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' Hilda Berg's first and second phaes include forms based on Taurus, Sagittarius, and Gemini, as a shoutout to ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}''
* The Celestrians in the localisation of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' are named for constellations that are named for birds.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim, each skill tree looks like a constellation shaped after something appropriate, like a bottle for Alchemy or a sword for One-Handed Weapons.
* In ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', each character's skill tree takes the form of a constellation, with each star being a passive skill. Constellations also show up behind [[FairyCompanion Paimon]] when she moves, and [[PlayerCharacter The Traveller]] summons them in one of their idle animations.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', each of the 13 Brush Gods (who are all based on EasternZodiac [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg plus a cat]]), hides themselves as constellations with missing stars in various locations. When you spot them, you need to fill in the missing stars to restore their powers and make them at your service.
* In MobilePhoneGame ''Sword of Chaos'', Star Souls light up points of the constellations on a Star Map. There is a sun and moon constellation, and constellations of other galaxies.
* Upon defeating Raphael the Raven in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', he flies off into the sky and becomes a constellation.
* ''VideoGame/PoseidonMasterOfAtlantis'': If your city doesn't have enough food, the Astronomer ill express his wish to become a constellation so he wouldn't be so hungry.
[[AC:TabletopGames]]
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has several cards with this motif. The Constellar/Sacred archtype are based on the WesternZodiac, and although the Fire Fist archtype is based an [[Literature/WaterMargin a different group of stars]]. "Ultimate Fire Formation - Seito", one of their support cards, is based on the Big Dipper asterism, and implying that the stars within are the other support cards.
** There are several cards[[note]][[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds and one character in both the original and dubbed versions each]][[/note]] with "Leo" in the name, examples include "Leotaur" [[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL "Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo" and "Photon Leo"]].
[[AC:Webcomics]]
* In ''WebComic/YokokasQuest'', the constellation Orion appears numerous times in the comic [[note]]([[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-1-cover/ Yokoka's regular dreamscape]], [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-1-pages-18-19/ Yokoka's unfamiliar dreamscape]], [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-5-page-14/ Mao's dreamscape]])[[/note]] and related non-comic works [[note]]([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clefdesoll/yokokas-quest-volume-1 the Kickstarter video]])[[/note]]. Constellations and their stars are also used for ThemeNaming.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters "Boast Busters"]] involved a giant bear [[CelestialBody made of stars]] incorrectly called an Ursa Major (it's actually an Ursa Minor as Twilight Sparkle pointed out in the end. There is an actual Ursa Major though but it is a little more monstrous than it's cub [the aforementioned Ursa Minor].)
* Aliens from ''WesternAnimation/IlEtaitUneFois''''Space'' are said to come from constellations as Cassiopeia, Auriga, Centaur, or Scorpius among others -and judging for the distances to Earth mentioned in the show from their brightest stars-. The gaffe mentioned at the start of the article is present here when it's for example mentioned that Cassiopeia controls the constellations of Pegasus, Andromeda, Draco, and Cepheus.
[[AC:RealLife]]
* Some flags which use imagery of constellations:
** The state flag of Alaska depicts the seven stars of the Big Dipper, with Polaris (the North Star) depicted at a distance from the upper right of the bowl, just as these stars appear in the Northern sky. (Note that Polaris itself isn't in the Big Dipper or the Ursa Major constellation, but in Ursa Minor which is close by in the sky.) The use of the Ursa Major stars symbolize the "strength" of the Great Bear, while the North Star symbolizes Alaska as a northern frontier.
** The flags of Australia and New Zealand both depict the prominent stars of the "Southern Cross" (the constellation Crux), an iconic feature of the Southern sky.
** The flag of Brazil features prominent stars of the southern celestial hemisphere, laid out as they appear in multiple constellations. 27 stars were chosen, each representing a Brazilian state (or the Federal District).
* The ten stars constellations on the logos of the ill-fated...Constellation Program represents the ten major NASA centers in the U.S. [[labelnote:*]] JSC, SSC, MSFC, ARC, KSC, GRC, GSFC, DFRC, [=LaRC=], and NASA HQ [[/labelnote]]
** The randomly assorted stars on the seal/flag and the [[FanNickname "meatball"]] logo of [[UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] just represents spaces in general.
** The Southern Cross was part of the coat of arms of German East Africa until World War I. [[ThoseWackyNazis The Nazis]] revived this as a symbol of their demand for the return of all former German colonies and made this a badge worn by the uniformed police in some cities (e. g. Bremen, Hamburg, Kiel) to symbolize that these police forces continued the tradition of the ''Schutztruppe'' of the former German colonies.
** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Community_of_Madrid.svg flag of the Community of Madrid]], in Spain, features seven stars that represent the seven brightest ones of Ursa Major.
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[[folder:Examples of constellations as a gag]]
[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
* In "[[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Moon’s Ford Fusion Dream]]", Usagi and Luna watch the constellations of Sagittarius, Libra, and the new Ford Fusion.
* A 1999 Advertising/{{GEICO}} commercial has a constellation of a car getting its "windshield" broken by a flying comet.
-->"At GEICO, we get the ball rolling on your claim quickly. Even in the middle of the night."
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* In chapter 31 of ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'', the Koiwais, Jumbo, Fuuka, Ena, and Miura all go out to see the stars. This provides opportunities for a couple of gags:
** Even with a planisphere and a red flashlight, it's hard to tell which star is which, especially as, as Miura observes, "there's no lines like at the planetarium." Fuuka advises her to try using her heartstrings, then points, calling something "Virgo". Jumbo says Virgo's not over there.
** A few constellations are named, and Yotsuba asks what they are. When Miura answers that they're constellations, she kneels, because ''seiza'' can mean either "constellation" or "kneeling position", depending.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* A 1950s-era sci-fi short story dealt with the scientific community's collective mind being blown when the stars begin visibly moving across the sky...ultimately arranging themselves into an ad for soap. It proves to be the result of an Earth-based light-bending device, [[NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup which cannot be duplicated]] after its creator dies of a stroke on realizing he misspelled his own name.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': In "The Gauntlet", Hercules rates Ipicles' stew "four stars", but Ipicles asks, "Why not a constellation?"
[[AC:{{Newspaper Comics}}]]
* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide:'' One strip has a character pointing out the constellation known as "The Big Dip", which is the profile of a dorky-looking man.
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[[folder:Examples with claims that treat a constellation as a location]]
[[AC:Film]]
* In ''Film/TheFifthElement'', the cruise ship is orbiting the planet Phloston in the "Angel" constellation.
* ''Film/{{Stargate}}'' refers to Earth's constellations as "points" in space, using them as coordinates for the gate system. The constellations are marked as the 38 symbols on the rim of the gate, and the gate on the other side has different symbols based on the constellations that are seen from there. Perhaps recognizing that constellations do not constitute a "point" in space and/or not wanting to churn out 38 new gate symbols every episode, the subsequent [[Franchise/StargateVerse TV series]] gradually {{retcon}}ned this away, eventually settling on the gate symbols being the letters of an [[{{Precursors}} Ancient]] alphabet instead.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor claims that Gallifrey is ([[EarthShatteringKaboom or was]]) in the constellation of Kasterborous.
* On ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', the aliens' homeworld is located in "the Cepheus-Draco border territory."
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In the ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'' series, constellations can be rolled up as individual items, so long as your katamari's big enough to handle it.
* In ''VideoGame/JumpStartAdventures3rdGradeMysteryMountain'', the observatory MiniGame has you figuring out which constellation Polly sent her father's spaceship to.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/IlEtaitUneFois''''Space'': Cassiopeia is said to control neighboring constellations as Cepheus, Draco, or Andromeda among others and aliens are described as coming from so and so constellation (Auriga, Centaurus, etc).
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!!Uses of constellations in fiction:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Example of the Constellations as a motif, someone's soul, or the basis of something]]
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* In ''Anime/FairyTail'', Celestial Spirit mages can summon [[SummonMagic Celestial Spirits]], which are based on constellations, through various magical keys. The Golden Keys summon the twelve [[WesternZodiac zodiac signs]] while the Silver Keys summon other constellations.
* The ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' series has the spirit of each Chinese constellation born to flesh as each of TheFourGods' "Celestial Warriors;" with each warrior holding [[StockSuperpowers various super powers.]]
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' uses the Summer Triangle as a recurring motif, referencing Shirogane's love of the stars. Shirogane and Hayasaka also both have a star motif, but of very different types (though both allude to their own relationships with Kaguya due to the moon always being accompanied by stars). Hayasaka uses generic star fields on many of her personal belongings such as her nails, phone case, and Line ID due to her being based off of the celestial envoy from ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter''. Shirogane, meanwhile, uses actual constellations as his motif (such as the Big Dipper as his Twitter Icon) since he desires to reach for the stars in both a [[UptownGirl metaphorical]] and literal manner.
* ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade'': The beyblades in that series are based on constellations.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': The characters are all [[StellarName named for constellations]] and the names are usually {{Meaningful|Name}} or refer to the myths behind them.
[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' ends with Perseus, Andromeda, The Hydra and other characters becoming constellations. Fitting too as the movies are based on [[Myth/GreekMythology the myths of Perseus]].
* In ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'', the constellation Draco is also known as the Dragon's Heaven. According to dragon religion, dragons that live honorable lives are allowed to become a star in the constellation when they die.
* At the end of ''Hercules 1983'' Hercules becomes a constellation.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* In [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium the works]] of Creator/JRRTolkien, some constellations are mentioned as having different names, e. g. Ursa major (the "Big Dipper") is the Sickle. The constellation Orion is called ''Menelmacar'' or ''Menelvagor'', the Warrior of Heaven, originally created by the Valar as a symbol of defiance against the forces of evil led by Morgoth.
* In the ''Literature/StarDarlings'' franchise, each Star Darling has traits associated with a constellation, as well as their birthday's corresponding Zodiac sign.
* In Creator/RobinJarvis' ''Literature/DeptfordMice'' trilogy, the Starwife is a celestial-themed monarch. There are decorations on the ceiling in her chamber that represent all the constellations, and she herself is also known as the Handmaiden of Orion (referring to the constellation Orion, the Hunter).
* In ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', it seems to be a national constant that notable magicians are titled after constellations (since their real names are kept secret). Taurus Silver is a weapons inventor, Sirius is a Strategic-Class level soldier, and the "Maidens of Cygnus" are child prodigies from the Juumonji clan.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* The Centauri of ''Series/BabylonFive'' seem to have been named after the Centaurus constellation (whose genitive term is "Centauri", as in "Alpha Centauri"). The origin of this name is unclear, but most plausibly it might have been the name humans gave them upon first contact.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' had the villain [[MagnificentBastard Scorpius]], which is also the name of a zodiac constellation (in the sky of a planet nowhere near the region of space ''Farscape'' was set in), as well as a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]].
* In ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Fortnight]] are known as Zodiarts and draw their powers from the various constellations; despite the name, the signs of the Western Zodiac are reserved for high-level warriors and commanders.
* ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' has its rangers get their powers from "Kyutama", orbs that represent the 88 constellations. Unlike ''Fourze'' above, the Western Zodiac doesn't get preferential treatment; only about half of their team gets their powers from the Zodiac[[note]]including Leo, Scorpio, Taurus, Libra, and the sidereal Ophiuchus[[/note]] while the rest of the team uses lesser-known constellations[[note]]Lupus, Dorado, Aquila, Chamaeleon, [[SixthRanger Draco, and Phoenix]], with Orion serving as Red's SuperMode[[/note]] and all the rest grant various power-ups (Gemini performing a DoppelgangerAttack, for example).
* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': In "A Day in the Life", Xena and Gabrielle identify a water dipper and bear constellation in the night sky. In "Fins, Femmes and Gems", the Mystic Diamond is responsible for keeping the North Star from being extinguished, but Aphrodite steals the diamond and plans to add it to her own constellation.
[[AC:Mythology]]
* ''Myth/GreekMythology'': Several monsters and characters were transformed into constellations by the gods, such as Chiron (either Centaurus or Sagittarius), Orion, Castor and Pollux (Gemini)...
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Hard Corps'', Noiman Cascade's Virtual Zone forms include the constellations Taurus, Sagittarius and Gemini.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' Hilda Berg's first and second phaes include forms based on Taurus, Sagittarius, and Gemini, as a shoutout to ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}''
* The Celestrians in the localisation of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' are named for constellations that are named for birds.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim, each skill tree looks like a constellation shaped after something appropriate, like a bottle for Alchemy or a sword for One-Handed Weapons.
* In ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', each character's skill tree takes the form of a constellation, with each star being a passive skill. Constellations also show up behind [[FairyCompanion Paimon]] when she moves, and [[PlayerCharacter The Traveller]] summons them in one of their idle animations.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', each of the 13 Brush Gods (who are all based on EasternZodiac [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg plus a cat]]), hides themselves as constellations with missing stars in various locations. When you spot them, you need to fill in the missing stars to restore their powers and make them at your service.
* In MobilePhoneGame ''Sword of Chaos'', Star Souls light up points of the constellations on a Star Map. There is a sun and moon constellation, and constellations of other galaxies.
* Upon defeating Raphael the Raven in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', he flies off into the sky and becomes a constellation.
* ''VideoGame/PoseidonMasterOfAtlantis'': If your city doesn't have enough food, the Astronomer ill express his wish to become a constellation so he wouldn't be so hungry.
[[AC:TabletopGames]]
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has several cards with this motif. The Constellar/Sacred archtype are based on the WesternZodiac, and although the Fire Fist archtype is based an [[Literature/WaterMargin a different group of stars]]. "Ultimate Fire Formation - Seito", one of their support cards, is based on the Big Dipper asterism, and implying that the stars within are the other support cards.
** There are several cards[[note]][[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds and one character in both the original and dubbed versions each]][[/note]] with "Leo" in the name, examples include "Leotaur" [[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL "Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo" and "Photon Leo"]].
[[AC:Webcomics]]
* In ''WebComic/YokokasQuest'', the constellation Orion appears numerous times in the comic [[note]]([[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-1-cover/ Yokoka's regular dreamscape]], [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-1-pages-18-19/ Yokoka's unfamiliar dreamscape]], [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-5-page-14/ Mao's dreamscape]])[[/note]] and related non-comic works [[note]]([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clefdesoll/yokokas-quest-volume-1 the Kickstarter video]])[[/note]]. Constellations and their stars are also used for ThemeNaming.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters "Boast Busters"]] involved a giant bear [[CelestialBody made of stars]] incorrectly called an Ursa Major (it's actually an Ursa Minor as Twilight Sparkle pointed out in the end. There is an actual Ursa Major though but it is a little more monstrous than it's cub [the aforementioned Ursa Minor].)
* Aliens from ''WesternAnimation/IlEtaitUneFois''''Space'' are said to come from constellations as Cassiopeia, Auriga, Centaur, or Scorpius among others -and judging for the distances to Earth mentioned in the show from their brightest stars-. The gaffe mentioned at the start of the article is present here when it's for example mentioned that Cassiopeia controls the constellations of Pegasus, Andromeda, Draco, and Cepheus.
[[AC:RealLife]]
* Some flags which use imagery of constellations:
** The state flag of Alaska depicts the seven stars of the Big Dipper, with Polaris (the North Star) depicted at a distance from the upper right of the bowl, just as these stars appear in the Northern sky. (Note that Polaris itself isn't in the Big Dipper or the Ursa Major constellation, but in Ursa Minor which is close by in the sky.) The use of the Ursa Major stars symbolize the "strength" of the Great Bear, while the North Star symbolizes Alaska as a northern frontier.
** The flags of Australia and New Zealand both depict the prominent stars of the "Southern Cross" (the constellation Crux), an iconic feature of the Southern sky.
** The flag of Brazil features prominent stars of the southern celestial hemisphere, laid out as they appear in multiple constellations. 27 stars were chosen, each representing a Brazilian state (or the Federal District).
* The ten stars constellations on the logos of the ill-fated...Constellation Program represents the ten major NASA centers in the U.S. [[labelnote:*]] JSC, SSC, MSFC, ARC, KSC, GRC, GSFC, DFRC, [=LaRC=], and NASA HQ [[/labelnote]]
** The randomly assorted stars on the seal/flag and the [[FanNickname "meatball"]] logo of [[UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] just represents spaces in general.
** The Southern Cross was part of the coat of arms of German East Africa until World War I. [[ThoseWackyNazis The Nazis]] revived this as a symbol of their demand for the return of all former German colonies and made this a badge worn by the uniformed police in some cities (e. g. Bremen, Hamburg, Kiel) to symbolize that these police forces continued the tradition of the ''Schutztruppe'' of the former German colonies.
** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Community_of_Madrid.svg flag of the Community of Madrid]], in Spain, features seven stars that represent the seven brightest ones of Ursa Major.
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[[folder:Examples of constellations as a gag]]
[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
* In "[[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Moon’s Ford Fusion Dream]]", Usagi and Luna watch the constellations of Sagittarius, Libra, and the new Ford Fusion.
* A 1999 Advertising/{{GEICO}} commercial has a constellation of a car getting its "windshield" broken by a flying comet.
-->"At GEICO, we get the ball rolling on your claim quickly. Even in the middle of the night."
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* In chapter 31 of ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'', the Koiwais, Jumbo, Fuuka, Ena, and Miura all go out to see the stars. This provides opportunities for a couple of gags:
** Even with a planisphere and a red flashlight, it's hard to tell which star is which, especially as, as Miura observes, "there's no lines like at the planetarium." Fuuka advises her to try using her heartstrings, then points, calling something "Virgo". Jumbo says Virgo's not over there.
** A few constellations are named, and Yotsuba asks what they are. When Miura answers that they're constellations, she kneels, because ''seiza'' can mean either "constellation" or "kneeling position", depending.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* A 1950s-era sci-fi short story dealt with the scientific community's collective mind being blown when the stars begin visibly moving across the sky...ultimately arranging themselves into an ad for soap. It proves to be the result of an Earth-based light-bending device, [[NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup which cannot be duplicated]] after its creator dies of a stroke on realizing he misspelled his own name.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': In "The Gauntlet", Hercules rates Ipicles' stew "four stars", but Ipicles asks, "Why not a constellation?"
[[AC:{{Newspaper Comics}}]]
* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide:'' One strip has a character pointing out the constellation known as "The Big Dip", which is the profile of a dorky-looking man.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Examples with claims that treat a constellation as a location]]
[[AC:Film]]
* In ''Film/TheFifthElement'', the cruise ship is orbiting the planet Phloston in the "Angel" constellation.
* ''Film/{{Stargate}}'' refers to Earth's constellations as "points" in space, using them as coordinates for the gate system. The constellations are marked as the 38 symbols on the rim of the gate, and the gate on the other side has different symbols based on the constellations that are seen from there. Perhaps recognizing that constellations do not constitute a "point" in space and/or not wanting to churn out 38 new gate symbols every episode, the subsequent [[Franchise/StargateVerse TV series]] gradually {{retcon}}ned this away, eventually settling on the gate symbols being the letters of an [[{{Precursors}} Ancient]] alphabet instead.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor claims that Gallifrey is ([[EarthShatteringKaboom or was]]) in the constellation of Kasterborous.
* On ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', the aliens' homeworld is located in "the Cepheus-Draco border territory."
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In the ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'' series, constellations can be rolled up as individual items, so long as your katamari's big enough to handle it.
* In ''VideoGame/JumpStartAdventures3rdGradeMysteryMountain'', the observatory MiniGame has you figuring out which constellation Polly sent her father's spaceship to.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/IlEtaitUneFois''''Space'': Cassiopeia is said to control neighboring constellations as Cepheus, Draco, or Andromeda among others and aliens are described as coming from so and so constellation (Auriga, Centaurus, etc).
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