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Check this Out Why do Stars Move A cross the Sky Arrow of Time Milky Way Time Lapse Collection Constellations in Motion What is a Constellation A constellation is a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure Modern astronomers divide the sky into eightyeight constellations with defined boundaries. THE CONSTELLATIONS. The Big Dipper. Is identified by the 4 main stars that make up the pan or dipper and the 3 stars in the tail. You use the 2 stars on the end of the pan as the pointing stars to find Polaris the North Star in the tail of the Little Dipper. The 2 stars that are the pointers are . Myth. Science. Stars Only. Star Map. By Gus Ciuffo. Myth. In . the beginning, there was only Uranus and his mother/wife, Gaia. Gaia was Mother Earth, so she would control the way earth works. Uranus was the god of the sky, so he had made the sun to aid Gaia’s creations. Together, Gaia and Uranus could to amazing things. The problem was, the sun was only around for about 12 hours a day, which meant that they couldn’t do anything for half the day. Creations would take way longer than they needed to because of night time. The creation of the first sun took a millions of years, even when Uranus hadn’t done anything yet and was completely energized. Night time was big inconvenience, so they really needed to solve this problem.. March 2012. History. For all agricultural people from the past, the knowledge of heaven was fundamental. . Its observation allowed them to calculate the precise timing for planting and harvesting, to prepare for winter or the rigors of summer.. Day Four . Visibility . Because of . light pollution . it . is sometimes difficult to view stars in the night sky.. It is best to star gaze in places with . little. . light. . An example of a good star gazing location is the . Warm-Up. A group of stars that . form . a pattern.. MYP Unit Question. : What’s out there?. Area of Interaction. : Human Ingenuity. Learner profile:. Risk Taker. Standard. : Explore current scientific views of the universe and how those views evolved.. . There. ’. s No Shortage!. Let’s begin by glancing around the sky, to see what kinds of stellar vistas we might encounter here and there.. Looking Around (Virtually). Open the Starry Night College 7 simulation software. (Note: this will later be . c. . Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times.. Constellations and Planets in the Night Sky. Created . for . Using a Sextant (Quadrant). Navigation by the North Star. In the Age of Exploration, the open ocean was a dangerous place for mariners. . Good navigation was vital for survival.. The North . Star and a new instrument called a sextant helped navigation. . 23. Jeff Wilkerson. Luther College. RAC. July 13, 2010. We image 3 clusters per year: M23 and two others. Image durations: 2 to 12 seconds, unfiltered. Campaign durations: 5 to 7 months. Return to a cluster at least once. constellations. a. Ancient cultures used . mythology. or everyday items to name constellations. 2. Modern astronomy studies . 88 . constellations. 3. Some constellations are not . visible. all year because Earth revolves around the Sun. What is a constellation? Warm-Up A group of stars that form a pattern. MYP Unit Question : What’s out there? Area of Interaction : Human Ingenuity Learner profile: Risk Taker Standard : Explore current scientific views of the universe and how those views evolved. Stars 1. Patterns of stars – constellations a. Ancient cultures used mythology or everyday items to name constellations 2. Modern astronomy studies 88 constellations 3. Some constellations are not Lincoln Elementary. Star Unit Overview. What is Coming? . Star and Constellation Overview. Name . a Star. Adopt . A Constellation Poster. Field . Trip to Barton County Planetarium. Astronomy . is the study of the night . A . star is a massive ball of plasma that emits . light and electromagnetic energy . throughout the universe. . While . there is only one star in our solar system, there are billions upon billions of stars throughout our galaxy and exponentially more in the billions of galaxies in the universe.