Constellations

My Mom and I have been reading about constellations.  We are preparing to watch the Orionids meteor shower this weekend.  This meteor shower is suppose to be one of the best, and the peak activity will be October 20-22.  If you can find Orion, The Hunter, in the night sky - and if you're someplace very dark - you will be able to see about 25 meteors per hour, flying at 41 miles per second.

Other things to look for in Orion are:

Betelgeuse:  This is his left shoulder star and it shines red-orange because it is a Supergiant, a star that burns 60,000 times brighter than the sun.  You would need 650 of Earth's Suns to make up the size of Betelgeuse.

Orion Nebula:  This is located in his sword.  It will look fuzzy and unlike the other stars.  That's because it's not a star, it's a nebula.  A nebula is a nursery for new stars surrounded by heavy curtains of dust and gas.  Thousands of times more massive than the sun, the Orion Nebula is the most famous and is visible with binoculars.

My Mom gave me the assignment to make my own constellation.  There are 88 constellations in the sky  and they each have a story.  I was suppose to create a constellation that represents kids today, something prominent in our world.  Here is what I came up with:

Screen Teen is a teen goddess; she is the one in charge of TV on Earth. She is one of the most beautiful goddesses, that is why she is irresistible to all humans. But there is a price to pay: Your brain! She melts your brain and uses it to think of more brilliant TV shows to draw you in. Mahaha!