The stars were in the same familiar constellations, and it took a while to pick out the Sun.
When you've looked at them for a little while, you'll pick out all the familiar constellations.
They were all there, the familiar constellations of Earth.
There should have been no familiar constellations, of course.
The familiar spring constellations had returned, so an entire day must have passed without the sun rising.
Some were brighter than others, though he saw no familiar constellations.
The stars were a rich carpet, overwhelming the familiar constellations.
So many millions of new ones had come into view, that she looked in vain for the familiar constellations.
Several familiar constellations were either missing or in the wrong places.
Automatically, she sought her friends, the familiar constellations, and recognized none of them.