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A constellation is any one of the 88 areas into which the sky - or the celestial sphere - is divided. The term is also often used less formally to denote a group of stars visibly related to each other in a particular configuration or pattern<a href="http://www.followthesteps.net/sky-contact-phone-number/" rel="tag">.</a> Some well-known constellations contain striking and familiar patterns of bright stars. Examples are Ursa Major (containing the Big Dipper), Orion (containing a figure of a hunter), Leo (containing bright stars outlining the form of a lion) and Scorpius (a scorpion)<a href="https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111223215953AAPfKli" rel="tag"> .</a> Other constellations do not encompass any discernible star patterns, and contain only faint stars.<a href="http://www.fixithere.net" rel="tag">.</a>