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Where Do the Constellations Come From? (Adults)

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Michelle Nichols-Yehling explores the history of the 88 constellations that astronomers use to define the entire night sky.

There are 88 constellations that astronomers use to define the entire night sky. Where does the list originally come from and what are these constellations used for? We’ll explore the history of how we got to this list and some of the people involved – and some of the constellations that were created and disappeared along the way.

Michelle Nichols-Yehling is Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky-observing initiatives and events. Before landing at the Adler Planetarium, Michelle worked at U.S. Space Camp (Titusville, FL), the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium (Cocoa, FL), and the Staerkel Planetarium (Champaign, IL). Since 1999, Michelle has been a popular local speaker, giving hundreds of presentations to more than 130 public libraries, community organizations, and senior living facilities in the Chicago suburbs, Indiana, and Alabama.

Ms. Nichols-Yehling's programs are geared toward adults, though her general recommendation is that programs would be appropriate for children ages 10 and up.

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