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