Lab Activity: Using star charts to find objects using right ascension and declination.
Part I: Directions: Using the online planetarium site (https://stellarium-web.org/) complete, the missing
information for each celestial object listed.
Name of Star
1.
β Cassiopeia (Caph)
2.
α Cepheus (Alderamin)
3.
γ Draco (Etamine)
4.
α Ursa Major (Dubhe)
5.
β Ursa Minor (Kochab)
6.
β Gemini (Pollux)
7.
α Canis Major (Sirus)
8.
β Perseus (Algol)
9.
α Leo (Regulus)
10.
α Auriga (Capella)
11.
α Carina (Canopus)
12.
α Cygnus (Deneb)
13.
α Scorpius (Antares)
14.
β Aquarius
15.
α Bootes (Arcturus)
16.
α Virgo (Spica)
17.
α Pisces Austrinus (Fomalhaut)
Name of Deep Space object
18.
M33
19.
M105
20.
NGC7789
21.
M42
22.
M84
Right ascension (__h ___m)
Declination _____°
Right ascension (__h ___m)
Declination _____°
Lab Activity: Using star charts to find objects using right ascension and declination.
Part II: Below are some constellations. You need to provide the following information: the abbreviation for the
constellation, the name of the brightest star in the constellation (the brightest star in the constellation is always
the star that is listed first in the star list), and when the constellation is best seen (what month).
link-- http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellation_list.html
Constellation
Abbreviation
Brightest Star (see directions for
explanation)
Month Best Seen
23. Cygnus
24. Hercules
25. Lyra
26. Scorpius
27. Ursa Minor
28. Virgo
29. Canis Major
Part III: Constellations by Seasons
If you go outside different times of the year, you will see different constellations. Why? Because the Earth
revolves around the Sun. Use these four star charts to help you answer the question in this section.
Link: https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-map/northern-constellations/ (use the seasonal
constellations link on the top of the page.)
30. List the names of four constellations that you can see during winter.
1.
3.
2.
4.
31. List the names of four constellations that you can see during summer.
1.
3.
2.
4.
32. List the names of four constellations that you can see during spring.
1.
3.
2.
4.
33. List the names of four constellations that you can see during fall/autumn.
1.
3.
2.
4.
Lab Activity: Using star charts to find objects using right ascension and declination.