How will you recognise the Matariki cluster when you see it These are the seven stars that make up the Matariki cluster They always make the same shape but sometimes it is rotated in a different way in the sky ID: 816327
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This is the Matariki cluster of stars. Why is this cluster significant to people of Aotearoa at this time of the year?.
Slide2How will you recognise the Matariki cluster when you see it?
Slide3These are the seven stars that make up the Matariki cluster. They always make the same shape but sometimes it is rotated in a different way in the sky.
Uru
-ā-
rangi
Waipuna
-ā-
rangi
Tupu-ā-rangi
Tupu-ā-nuku
Matariki
WaitāWaitī
Slide4Is this
Matariki
?
Yes it is!
Slide5Is this
Matariki
?
Yes it is!
Slide6Is this
Matariki
?
No it is not. Why not?
Slide7Is this
Matariki
?
No it is not. Why not?
Slide8This is one way of thinking about how the seven stars of Matariki relate to each other.
What ways did you use?
Slide9East
North-East
Matariki rises just before dawn . You can find the star cluster in this way.
Look for Puanga (Rigel) or Tautora (Orion’s belt) in the Eastern sky. Look to the left (heading North-East) to find a bright orange star called Taumata-kuku (Aldebaran) and continue left to find Matariki. In the first half of June you might see Mercury looking like a star in this area of the sky as well.