Number of Participants: 2 Approximate time: Part 1 and Part 2—10 minutes each
The Starry Starry Night Event has two parts. Both parts take approximately 10 minutes each. All materials are provided. No outside notes, charts, maps, or other equipment are allowed in the event. Each team will be given the following materials: 1 clipboard, answer sheet, pencils, and red flashlights. Students will complete the one answer sheet together as a team. NO TALKING IN THE DOME!
Both parts will take place inside a planetarium dome (see photo). The questions, images, stars, and constellations are all projected inside the dome, much like the planetarium at the Fleet, but smaller. The projector is computer based . Students are not allowed to talk inside the dome, but can communicate on paper. This rule is in place because the sound travels from one side of the dome to the other—even when whispering! This gives away answers to other teams.
Part 1—Space Facts and Information—10 question, 1pt each
Students will be shown an image and a question. They will need to write or draw their answer on the answer sheet. Some questions only have one word answers, others might require a sentence, and there may also be one question that requires drawing a model/diagram. This section is focused on solar system facts, recent NASA missions, and important astronomers.
Part 2—Star and Constellation Identification—20 questions, 1pt each
For this part, constellations will be projected in the dome. A laser pointer will be used to point at different constellations. Students will need to be able to identify and write the name of the constellation. Next, the pointer will point at stars, and the student will need to be able to identify and write down the stars’ name. All stars are within a constellation on the list.
The constellations will show both the stars and connecting lines for the constellations, but there will be no labels or pictures.
See the back for a list of stars, constellations, and topics. Stars Space Facts, NASA Missions, and History
Be able to find these stars within Know a few facts about each of Know the name and purpose of constellations: these solar system bodies and NASA Missions: their location. Aldebaran Apollo Altair Asteroid Belt Cassini Antares Callisto Curiosity Arcturus Ceres Hubble Bellatrix Earth Kepler Betelgeuse Eris New Horizons Castor Europa Deneb Ganymede Know the following astronomers Dubhe Haumea and how they contributed to the Rigel Io field of astronomy: Mirfak Jupiter Polaris Kuiper Belt Claudius Ptolemy Pollux Makemake Nicolaus Copernicus Regulus Mars Tycho Brahe Rigel Mercury Galileo Galilei Sirius The Moon/Luna Johannes Kepler Vega Neptune William Herschel Pluto Carl Sagan Constellations Saturn The Sun Be able to recognize these Uranus Sources constellations by their pattern Venus and/or position in the sky. Know what these terms mean... http://space-facts.com/ Aquila Axis http://www.nasa.gov Auriga Black hole http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Boötes Comet astronomy.html Canis Major Nebula http://amazingspace.org/ Cassiopeia Orbit https://stellarium.org/ Centaurus Revolution (download) Cepheus Rotation https://stardate.org/nightsky/ Cygnus Satellite constellations Draco https:// Gemini Explain/Show www.solarsystemquick.com/ Hercules The difference between regular universe/star-constellations.htm Leo planets and dwarf planets https://www.ducksters.com/ Lyra Moon phases science/astronomy.php Ophiuchus Eclipses—solar and lunar Orion Pegasus Perseus Scorpius **Only items on this list will be on the test. The test does not include all Taurus of these items. Only 10 space knowledge questions, 10 stars to identify, Ursa Major Ursa Minor and 10 constellations to identify. Example answer sheet attached. Virgo