Unrefined data is not any different from unrefined oil. Anyone with a moderate budget these days can collect huge amounts of data, but collection in itself should never be the end goal. The key is to extract meanings out of the collected data. At the pinnacle of this data refinement process sits what we simply call âanalyticsâ.
Constellations are simply groups of stars that people have named for the sake of convenience. People have been mapping constellations for thousands of years, usually naming them after mythological characters or common items that the group of stars resembles. For instance, the constellation Leo looks like a seated lion.
The stars are named based on the constellation they are in (all stars are in some constellation). The naming goes from brightest to dimmest star and is designated by the Greek alphabet. For example Beta Ori is the second brightest star in Orion (also called Rigel).