Multiple Choice
What are constellations?
A) ancient story boards, useless to modern astronomers
B) apparent groupings of stars and planets visible on a given evening
C) groups of stars making an apparent pattern in the celestial sphere
D) groups of stars gravitationally bound and appearing close together in the sky
E) groups of galaxies gravitationally bound and close together in the sky
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