Look for Orion, which is best found by locating his belt. This is a constellation in the shape of a warrior, and his belt is three stars in a row. It is visible from every hemisphere, as it straddles the celestial equator.
Look for the Big or Little Dippers. These are easy-to-identify constellations because there are two of them. They both resemble gourds, with a box-like arrangement of stars and a string of stars coming out of one corner of the box. These are only visible in the northern hemisphere.
Look for the constellation Crux. This is the Southern Cross, a distinctive constellation that is only visible in the southern hemisphere. It looks like an upside-down cross with four stars -- one at each point of the cross. If you are in Australia or New Zealand, you can look at their national flags -- both feature the Southern Cross.
