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communities maintain their constellation traditions, while the international astronomical body defines boundaries for the modern IAU system.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q8928: constellation", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8928", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Constellation", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "find", "name": "Find", "description": "Locating constellations.", "rationale": "Season and latitude.", "layers": [ { "id": "visibility", "name": "Visibility", "description": "When visible.", "findings": [ { "id": "visibility-finding", "name": "Visibility", "description": "Visibility.", "questions": [ { "text": "When and where in the sky is this constellation visible from this location?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "Is it circumpolar here?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "stars", "name": "Stars", "description": "Its stars.", "findings": [ { "id": "stars-finding", "name": "Stars", "description": "Stars.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which are the brightest stars and notable objects in this constellation?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "How are its stars named?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "define", "name": "Define", "description": "Boundaries and terms.", "rationale": "IAU standard.", "layers": [ { "id": "boundaries", "name": "Boundaries", "description": "IAU boundaries.", "findings": [ { "id": "boundaries-finding", "name": "Boundaries", "description": "Boundaries.", "questions": [ { "text": "How did the IAU define constellation boundaries, and why?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which constellation contains this celestial coordinate?", "kind": "measurement" } ] } ] }, { "id": "terms", "name": "Terms", "description": "Constellation versus asterism.", "findings": [ { "id": "terms-finding", "name": "Terms", "description": "Terms.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is this pattern a constellation or an asterism?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "How do zodiac signs differ from zodiacal constellations?", "kind": "definition" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "cultures", "name": "Cultures", "description": "Sky traditions.", "rationale": "Attribute to cultures.", "layers": [ { "id": "mythology", "name": "Mythology", "description": "Myths and names.", "findings": [ { "id": "mythology-finding", "name": "Mythology", "description": "Mythology.", "questions": [ { "text": "What mythology is attached to this constellation in Greek and other traditions, as those traditions tell it?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Where do the names come from?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "other", "name": "Other", "description": "Other sky systems.", "findings": [ { "id": "other-finding", "name": "Other", "description": "Other systems.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do Chinese, Indigenous and other star groupings differ from the IAU system?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Are they described in their own terms?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "history", "name": "History", "description": "Changing skies.", "rationale": "Constellations have history.", "layers": [ { "id": "former", "name": "Former", "description": "Obsolete constellations.", "findings": [ { "id": "former-finding", "name": "Former", "description": "Former constellations.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which constellations were proposed and later dropped, and why?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Who created them?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "teach", "name": "Teach", "description": "Learning the sky.", "findings": [ { "id": "teach-finding", "name": "Teach", "description": "Learning.", "questions": [ { "text": "How can constellations be learned with apps and star charts?", "kind": "action" }, { "text": "Which are easiest to start with?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should each constellation be a separate entry?", "How should star catalogues be linked?", "How should cultural astronomies be attributed?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }