Constellation Lab Questions

1. Name some constellations and/or stars you could find.

2. What 5 people(s) named most of the constellations?

3. What happened in 1928?

4. What is an asterism, ecliptic, zodiac and precession?

5. What 3 techniques or methods are used to learn the names of constellations and stars?

6. What symbol is used to label the brightest star in a constellation and why?

Page 3, Question 1 a-e

1. Tape the tracing paper over the image on page 4 and label the points A & B.

2. Be creative, find and name 5 constellations.

3. Determine the boundaries surrounding your constellations, be sure all the stars on the page lie inside these boundaries .

4. Follow the directions and be sure to answer the 3 questions in the margin. end

ά Dubhe

Merak

Megrez

Alioth

Mizar (& Alcor)

Benetnasch

PhadA:

Ursa Major

Polaris or

North Star

Circumpolar Constellations Required: guide lines, names of all stars and constellations.

B: Ursa Minor

Ursa Major

670 ES

Ursa Minor

Mizar (& Alcor)

UMa

Polaris

C: Schedar in Cassiopia

Cassiopeia

Regulas

Ast. 629 July

A:

Leo

UMa

Leo

B: Arcturus in Bootes

B: Spica in Virgo

B: From page 2

Bootes, Arcturus, Virgo, Spica, Hercules, and

Corona Borealis

UMa

D: Altairin Aquila the eagle

Antares

F. Vega thru Ras Alhague to the red giant: Antares in Scorpius, the Scorpion.

F: Scorpius

C:

Vega in Lyre

Ras Alhague

Arctures

AB

SchedarMergraz

Dubhe

Alpheratz

Andromeda

Fall and Winter

C

B

Mergraz

Dubhe

Aldebaran

Write the names of the stars &

constellations; and draw the guide lines

2 Star Cluster found in Taursus the Bull:

Pleiades (or 7 Sisters) and

Hyades (are a sisterhood of nymphs that bring rain)

The sky is full of dippers

Page 7, #3 Angular distances on Fall/Winter Star Chart.

5°

40°

Peace or Victory Sign:

5°

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40°

Angular size of the moon (and sun):

~ ½ °

#7. From page 2, write in the names of the zodiac constellations.

Pisces

Write in the date when earth is at each position as it revolves around the sun counter-clockwise, starting with March 21st.

a. What constellation does the sun appear in on March 21st?

b. What constellations can be seen at night on March 21st?

15° 1°

Time Date Hour Day TOTAL

a 3am May 2 ___ ___ ____

b 9pm Nov 1 ___ ___ ____

c 11pm Feb 1 ______ _____ ______

d 11pm Aug 1 ______ ___ ____

Location of the Big Dipper

on May 1st at 9pm.

It moves 15° per hour

and 1° per day.

6•15=90° 1•1°=1° 90°+1°=91°

a

Spring Summer Constellations

A

Mergraz

Phad