Name ___________________________ Per _____
Constellation Finder Activity
NOTE: You must FIRST construct your construct (or obtain) your constellation finder!!!
Today’s Date is: __________
Set your constellation finder for 9:00 pm today.
1.
Name
two
constellations
that
will
be
visible
at
9:00
pm
today:
_______________
and
_______________ .
Set your constellation finder for 11:00 pm today.
2. Name
two
constellations that
will
be visible
at 11:00
pm today:
_______________ and
_______________ .
3. Name a constellation that WILL be visible today at 9:00 pm, but will no longer up at 11:00 pm:
_______________ .
4. Based on your answer to question 3, which horizon is that constellation closest to: _______________ .
5. Name a constellation that WILL be visible today at 11:00 pm, but was NOT up at 9:00 pm:
_______________ .
6. Based on your answer to question 5, which horizon is that constellation closest to: _______________ .
Tomorrow’s Date is: __________
Set your constellation finder for 6:00 am tomorrow.
7. Name two constellations that WILL STILL be visible at 6:00 am tomorrow that WILL ALSO be up at
9:00 pm today: _______________ and _______________ .
8. Based on your answer to question 7, describe what direction these two constellations are moving
between 9:00 pm today and 6:00 am tomorrow: from _______________ to _______________ .
9. Now, follow the constellations as you turn the dial one complete 360
turn (one day). List two
constellations that NEVER drop below the horizon: _______________ and _______________ .
Set your constellation finder for 9:00 pm June 15th.
10. Name two constellations that WILL be visible at 9:00 pm June 15 th: _______________ and
_______________ .
11. Name one constellation that is NOT up at 9:00 pm June 15 th that WILL be up at 9:00 pm July 15th:
_______________ .
Set your constellation finder for 9:00 pm December 15th.
12. Name two constellations that will be visible at 9:00 pm December 15 th: _______________ and
_______________ .
13. Name one constellation that is NOT up at 9:00 pm December 15 th that WILL be up at 9:00 pm January
15th: _______________ .
14. Name two constellations that are visible at 9:00 pm no matter what the date: _______________ and
_______________ .
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Using your star chart, find the constellation Orion, the Hunter.
15. The month where Orion is FIRST visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ and the LAST month where
Orion is visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ .
16. The constellation Orion appears to be “chasing” is: _______________ .
Using your star chart, find the constellation Leo, the Lion.
17. The FIRST month where ALL of Leo is visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ and the LAST month
where ALL of Leo is visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ .
18. The constellation Leo is shaped like a backwards version of what punctuation mark _______________ .
Using your star chart, find the constellation Cygnus, the Swan.
19. The FIRST month where ALL of Cygnus is visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ and the LAST month
where ALL of Cygnus is visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ .
Using your star chart, find the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, the Big and
Little Dogs.
20. The FIRST month where ALL of BOTH of the “dogs” are visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ and
the LAST month where ALL of BOTH of the “dogs” are is visible at 9:00 pm is _______________ .