Thursday, August 30, 2012

Welcome to Astronomy! Now do some homework.

Hello friends.

Some time this weekend, do try to get outside and find the following objects (with the aid of your starchart).  Go to skymaps.com, if you need a new chart.

Here's the challenge.  Friday night will see a full Moon, making star finding challenging.  Do your best.

Find these objects:

Big Dipper
Little Dipper
Polaris
Summer Triangle
Great square of Pegasus
Cassiopeia
Teapot (in Sagittarius)

Try to find the answers to the these questions (online):

How many constellations are there?
What are common asterisms?
What is the Northern Cross?

Enjoy!

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