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Unit 5 - Space Exploration Lesson 1 - For Our Eyes Only A frame of reference is a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things. For example, the equator and the prime meridian are the axes for the frame of reference used to locate positions on Earth (latitude and longitude). Ancient peoples watched the motions of celestial bodies (Sun, Moon, stars, and planets). They noticed that stars make unchanging patterns in the sky. These patterns looked like objects which people grouped and named. These groupings are called constellations. Ex. Orion, Grea