StarMaps PowerPoint
We looked at some sky maps to figure out what month and year it was when we could see Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn in the sky.
Questions to investigate using skymaps:
How do stars move from one month to the next?What direction? (Keep in mind that east is left.)
Do stars move in a straight line?Is the motion of the stars the same for every part of the sky?
Are there stars that move very little or not at all?Are there stars that move more rapidly than others?
Where in the night sky would you have to look in February to find the constellation of Orion?
Where is it in April?Where is it in May?
Orion
Are there stars that are visible all year long? If so, where are they located? circumpolar stars are visible
Which planets were/are visible at 10:00 PM during the twelve-month time period?
visible planets during 2006
or check out Stardate Online
How do the planets move from one month to the next?Do they move the same way as the stars in the same region of the sky?Do all planets that were visible move the same way?
Questions to investigate using skymaps:
How do stars move from one month to the next?What direction? (Keep in mind that east is left.)
Do stars move in a straight line?Is the motion of the stars the same for every part of the sky?
Are there stars that move very little or not at all?Are there stars that move more rapidly than others?
Where in the night sky would you have to look in February to find the constellation of Orion?
Where is it in April?Where is it in May?
Orion
Are there stars that are visible all year long? If so, where are they located? circumpolar stars are visible
Which planets were/are visible at 10:00 PM during the twelve-month time period?
visible planets during 2006
or check out Stardate Online
How do the planets move from one month to the next?Do they move the same way as the stars in the same region of the sky?Do all planets that were visible move the same way?
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