If a modern astronomer describes a faint star as being in the constellation Cygnus,the Swan,you know that the star is:
A) somewhere within a particular region of sky having definite boundaries.
B) inside our solar system.
C) in a distant galaxy located in a particular direction from Earth.
D) one of a set of stars that make up a particular "picture," in this case a swan, in the sky.

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When an astronomer describes a star as being in a particular constellation, it means that the star is located in a certain region of the sky with specific boundaries. Cygnus, the Swan, is one such constellation that can be observed from Earth.

If a Modern Astronomer Describes a Faint Star as Being