STAR FINDER ASSIGNMENT
Name: _______________
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1. At what time do you first start to see Leo on December 10?
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2. At what time will the last stars of Orion go behind the horizon on Feb. 15?
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3. Name a constellation that is in the most southern part of the horizon on August 15 at
8 pm.
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4. Name a constellation that is in the northern most part of the horizon on September
20 at midnight.
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5. Set the star finder for October 1 at 10:00 pm. Then adjust the time to 11 p.m. How do
the stars move (what direction)? What movement (rotation/revolution) is this a result
of?
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6. Set the star finder for August 1 at 10:00 p.m. Then adjust the date to Sept. 1. Which
way do the stars move? What Earth movement (rotation [spinning on its axis]
/revolution [orbiting around the sun]) is this a result of?
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7. What constellation is seen at the eastern most part of the sky at 5 am on June 21?
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8. If you go to bed tonight at 11:30 pm, what constellation will be visible in the Eastern
Horizon?
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9. Which constellations are always in the middle of the sky?
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What is the name of the labelled star in the constellation Ursa Minor/Little Dipper?
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How could this star be used for navigation purposes?
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1. At what time do you first start to see Leo on December 10?
___about 8:30 pm___________________________________________________
2. At what time will the last stars of Orion go behind the horizon on Feb. 15?
___about 4 am______________________________________________________
3. Name a constellation that is in the most southern part of the horizon on August 15 at
8 pm.
__Scorpius_________________________________________________________
4. Name a constellation that is in the northern most part of the horizon on September
20 at midnight.
____Ursa major/Big Dipper____________________________________________
5. Set the star finder for October 1 at 10:00 pm. Then adjust the time to 11 p.m. How do
the stars move (what direction)? What movement (rotation [spinning on its axis]
/revolution [orbiting around the sun]) is this a result of?
_____move counter clockwise b/c of rotation _________________________
6. Set the star finder for August 1 at 10:00 p.m. Then adjust the date to Sept. 1. Which
way do the stars move? What Earth movement (rotation [spinning on its axis]
/revolution[orbiting around the sun] ) is this a result of?
____move counter clockwise b/c of revolution _________________________
7. What constellation is seen at the eastern most part of the sky at 5 am on June 21?
____Orion/Eridanus_____________________________________________
8. If you go to bed tonight at 11:30 pm, what constellation will be visible in the Eastern
Horizon?
______Aquarius/Pegasus/Capricornus____________________________________
9. Which constellations are always in the middle of the sky?
___Ursa Minor/Little Dipper, Cassiopeia, Draco, Cepheus, Ursa Major/Big Dipper _
What is the name of the labelled star in the constellation Ursa Minor/Little Dipper?
____Polaris_______________________________________________________
How could this star be used for navigation purposes?
____It’s always towards the northern horizon, therefore you know which way is north. _