How to Use asterism in a Sentence

asterism

noun

• The seven stars that form the lightning pattern from Bowie’s album is in fact called an asterism.
  — National Geographic, 18 Jan. 2016
• Look carefully below the cosmic pair for the bright asterism known as the Cosmic Teapot.
  — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 1 Sep. 2019
• An asterism is simply a set of stars that form a pattern familiar to the human eye as part of a larger group of stars.
  — National Geographic, 18 Jan. 2016
• Specifically, the shooting stars will seem to come from just to the left of the bowl of the Big Dipper, the popular asterism that makes up part of Ursa Minor.
  — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2019
• See below for advice on how to easily find that asterism.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
• As the days go on in February, the comet will quickly make a loop around the distinct Circlet asterism, a star pattern nestled within the constellation Pisces, the fishes.
  — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 1 Feb. 2017
• This week in the night sky Winter Hexagon: One of the sky’s largest asterisms—a recognizable pattern of stars separate from a constellation figure—dominates the eastern sky this time of the year.
  — National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2020
• The Winter Football is not an official constellation but is instead called an asterism.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2021
• Many constellations display unique geometrical shapes and asterisms.
  — Mike Lynch / Sky Watch, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024