Nestled at the bottom of a lazy creek is a beautiful heart shaped pond with golden water lilies, fluffy cattails, and a clear view of the open sky. It was the perfect place for Papa Turtle to teach his new baby all the wisdom that he once learned from his own papa.

Every morning they would follow the lazy creek until the stars came out before
heading home. After sunset was Baby Turtle’s favorite time because he loved to find shapes and patterns in the stars. Back at the pond, he would continue to gaze at the stars with his Papa ‘til he peacefully fell asleep.

Then one rainy day when they were headed back, the lazy creek overflowed
and turned into three little streams. The streams went down in three different directions, but to Papa’s surprise, Baby Turtle chose the right stream back to the pond.

“How do you know the right way home?” asked Papa Turtle. “We always walk back toward those stars that look like a puppy,” Baby Turtle said, pointing
up at a group of stars. “You are absolutely right, my little Twilight Turtle,” proclaimed a proud and happy father.

Today Twilight Turtle helps pass on the knowledge and wisdom that came
from his papa and his papa’s papa before that.
I could play in the rain for hours.

A constellation is a group of stars that look like a familiar image or shape. Identified and named over many thousands of years, the 88 constellations serve as recognizable markers in the night sky. Twilight Turtle projects 8 different constellations onto the walls and ceiling of your room. Can you find them all? If you need a little help, click on the little picture of the stars, below:

A new page will open that shows all the stars on the turtle shell. The top of
the page shows the stars near Twilight Turtle's head, the bottom of the page
is near his tail. If you move your mouse over a group of colored stars, the outline of that constellation will appear. Click on any constellation, and a
new window will open with more information and a fun drawing of that
constellation.