Choice Project: Constellation Exploration 25-26

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23 questions

Note from the author:

Instructions

Choice Project: Constellation Exploration 25-26

Last updated about 3 hours ago

23 questions

Note from the author:

For this project, you will be using Stellarium to explore the night sky.
To set your location, click on the button in the lower left corner and enter the nearest city.

Instructions

For this project, you will be using Stellarium to explore the night sky.
To set your location, click on the button in the lower left corner and enter the nearest city.

What does clicking this icon do?

Which planets are visible over the horizon?

Turn on the Constellations and use the search in the top middle of the screen to help you.

What is the brightest star in Canis Major?

In which constellation can Altair be found?

In which constellation can Deneb found?

In which constellation can Vega be found?

In which constellation can Polaris be found?

In which constellation can Arcturus be found?

In which constellation can Regulus be found?

In which constellation can the Pleiades be found?

What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

What constellation is just above the Southern horizon?

In which constellation is the Sun located? You may have to look under the horizon to find it.

Adjust the date in the lower right hand corner to your birthday.
What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

What constellation is just above the Southern horizon?

In which constellation is the Sun located? You may have to look under the horizon to find it.

Astrology is the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon, and stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives. Scientists consider astrology pseudoscience, but it can be fun for entertainment purposes.

Here are the astrological signs and birth dates associated with them:
How did the constellation the Sun was in on your birthday compare to your assigned astrological sign?

Select a constellation of your choice and use the Internet to research it.
What is the name of the constellation?
What stars make up the constellation?
What times of year is the constellation visible in the night sky?
How did the constellation get its name? What is the myth behind it?

Slaves in the South before the Civil War frequently used hollowed-out gourds to dip water, making them familiar with the shape and use of a "drinking gourd". The Big Dipper, a constellation, is also known as the "drinking gourd" because its shape resembles a dipper. The two stars at the end of the Big Dipper's bowl always point to the North Star (Polaris), which is a reliable beacon for navigating north for slaves seeking freedom.

Create your own constellation!

Do you see any groups of stars that seem to form a shape?

What could be the meaning behind it?
"Connect the dots" by drawing lines on the star chart to create your constellation
In the text box, give an explanation or create a short backstory behind your constellation

Choice Project: Constellation Exploration 25-26

Choice Project: Constellation Exploration 25-26

For this project, you will be using Stellarium to explore the night sky.

To set your location, click on the button in the lower left corner and enter the nearest city.

For this project, you will be using Stellarium to explore the night sky.

To set your location, click on the button in the lower left corner and enter the nearest city.

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

Which planets are visible over the horizon?

Turn on the Constellations and use the search in the top middle of the screen to help you.What is the brightest star in Canis Major?

In which constellation can Altair be found?

In which constellation can Deneb found?

In which constellation can Vega be found?

In which constellation can Polaris be found?

In which constellation can Arcturus be found?

In which constellation can Regulus be found?

In which constellation can the Pleiades be found?

What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

What constellation is just above the Southern horizon?

In which constellation is the Sun located? You may have to look under the horizon to find it.

Adjust the date in the lower right hand corner to your birthday.What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

What constellation is just above the Southern horizon?

In which constellation is the Sun located? You may have to look under the horizon to find it.

Select a constellation of your choice and use the Internet to research it.What is the name of the constellation?What stars make up the constellation?What times of year is the constellation visible in the night sky?How did the constellation get its name? What is the myth behind it?

For this project, you will be using Stellarium to explore the night sky.

To set your location, click on the button in the lower left corner and enter the nearest city.

For this project, you will be using Stellarium to explore the night sky.

To set your location, click on the button in the lower left corner and enter the nearest city.

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

What does clicking this icon do?

Which planets are visible over the horizon?

Turn on the Constellations and use the search in the top middle of the screen to help you.What is the brightest star in Canis Major?

In which constellation can Altair be found?

In which constellation can Deneb found?

In which constellation can Vega be found?

In which constellation can Polaris be found?

In which constellation can Arcturus be found?

In which constellation can Regulus be found?

In which constellation can the Pleiades be found?

What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

What constellation is just above the Southern horizon?

In which constellation is the Sun located? You may have to look under the horizon to find it.

Adjust the date in the lower right hand corner to your birthday.What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

What constellation is just above the Southern horizon?

In which constellation is the Sun located? You may have to look under the horizon to find it.

Select a constellation of your choice and use the Internet to research it.What is the name of the constellation?What stars make up the constellation?What times of year is the constellation visible in the night sky?How did the constellation get its name? What is the myth behind it?

Turn on the Constellations and use the search in the top middle of the screen to help you.

What is the brightest star in Canis Major?

Adjust the date in the lower right hand corner to your birthday.
What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

Select a constellation of your choice and use the Internet to research it.
What is the name of the constellation?
What stars make up the constellation?
What times of year is the constellation visible in the night sky?
How did the constellation get its name? What is the myth behind it?

Turn on the Constellations and use the search in the top middle of the screen to help you.

What is the brightest star in Canis Major?

Adjust the date in the lower right hand corner to your birthday.
What constellation is just above the Northern horizon?

Select a constellation of your choice and use the Internet to research it.
What is the name of the constellation?
What stars make up the constellation?
What times of year is the constellation visible in the night sky?
How did the constellation get its name? What is the myth behind it?