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TheSky (c) Astronomy Software 1984-1998 TheSky (c) Astronomy Software 1984-1998 URSA MINOR CEPHEUS CASSIOPEIA DRACO Night sky map OctoberDRACO 2017 URSA MAJOR North North STAR BRIGHTNESS Zero or brighter 1st magnitude nd LACERTA Deneb 2 NE rd NE Vega CYGNUS CANES VENATICI LYRAANDROMEDA 3 Vega NW th NW 4 LYRA LEO MINOR CORONA BOREALIS HERCULES BOOTES CORONA BOREALIS HERCULES VULPECULA COMA BERENICES Arcturus PEGASUS SAGITTA DELPHINUS SAGITTA SERPENS LEO Altair EQUULEUS PISCES Regulus AQUILAVIRGO Altair OPHIUCHUS First Quarter Moon SERPENS on the 28th Spica AQUARIUS LIBRA Zubenelgenubi SCUTUM OPHIUCHUS CORVUS Teapot SEXTANS SERPENS CAPRICORNUS SERPENSCRATER AQUILA SCUTUM East East Antares SAGITTARIUS CETUS PISCIS AUSTRINUS P SATURN Centre of the Galaxy MICROSCOPIUM Centre of the Galaxy HYDRA West SCORPIUS West LUPUS SAGITTARIUS SCULPTOR CORONA AUSTRALIS Antares GRUS CENTAURUS LIBRA SCORPIUS NORMAINDUS TELESCOPIUM CORONA AUSTRALIS ANTLIA Zubenelgenubi ARA CIRCINUS Hadar Alpha Centauri PHOENIX Mimosa CRUX ARA CAPRICORNUS TRIANGULUM AUSTRALEPAVO PYXIS TELESCOPIUM NORMAVELALUPUS FORNAX TUCANA MUSCA 47 Tucanae MICROSCOPIUM Achernar APUS ERIDANUS PAVO SMC TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE CIRCINUS OCTANSCHAMAELEON APUS CARINA HOROLOGIUMINDUS HYDRUS Alpha Centauri OCTANS SouthSouth CelestialCelestial PolePole VOLANS Hadar PUPPIS RETICULUM POINTERS SOUTHERN CROSS PISCIS AUSTRINUS MENSA CHAMAELEONMENSA MUSCA CENTAURUS Adhara CANIS MAJOR CHART KEY LMC Mimosa SE GRUS DORADO SMC CAELUM LMCCRUX Canopus Bright star HYDRUS TUCANA SWSW MOON PHASE Faint star VOLANS DORADO -
Instruction Manual
1 Contents 1. Constellation Watch Cosmo Sign.................................................. 4 2. Constellation Display of Entire Sky at 35° North Latitude ........ 5 3. Features ........................................................................................... 6 4. Setting the Time and Constellation Dial....................................... 8 5. Concerning the Constellation Dial Display ................................ 11 6. Abbreviations of Constellations and their Full Spellings.......... 12 7. Nebulae and Star Clusters on the Constellation Dial in Light Green.... 15 8. Diagram of the Constellation Dial............................................... 16 9. Precautions .................................................................................... 18 10. Specifications................................................................................. 24 3 1. Constellation Watch Cosmo Sign 2. Constellation Display of Entire Sky at 35° The Constellation Watch Cosmo Sign is a precisely designed analog quartz watch that North Latitude displays not only the current time but also the correct positions of the constellations as Right ascension scale Ecliptic Celestial equator they move across the celestial sphere. The Cosmo Sign Constellation Watch gives the Date scale -18° horizontal D azimuth and altitude of the major fixed stars, nebulae and star clusters, displays local i c r e o Constellation dial setting c n t s ( sidereal time, stellar spectral type, pole star hour angle, the hours for astronomical i o N t e n o l l r f -
Naming the Extrasolar Planets
Naming the extrasolar planets W. Lyra Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, K¨onigstuhl 17, 69177, Heidelberg, Germany [email protected] Abstract and OGLE-TR-182 b, which does not help educators convey the message that these planets are quite similar to Jupiter. Extrasolar planets are not named and are referred to only In stark contrast, the sentence“planet Apollo is a gas giant by their assigned scientific designation. The reason given like Jupiter” is heavily - yet invisibly - coated with Coper- by the IAU to not name the planets is that it is consid- nicanism. ered impractical as planets are expected to be common. I One reason given by the IAU for not considering naming advance some reasons as to why this logic is flawed, and sug- the extrasolar planets is that it is a task deemed impractical. gest names for the 403 extrasolar planet candidates known One source is quoted as having said “if planets are found to as of Oct 2009. The names follow a scheme of association occur very frequently in the Universe, a system of individual with the constellation that the host star pertains to, and names for planets might well rapidly be found equally im- therefore are mostly drawn from Roman-Greek mythology. practicable as it is for stars, as planet discoveries progress.” Other mythologies may also be used given that a suitable 1. This leads to a second argument. It is indeed impractical association is established. to name all stars. But some stars are named nonetheless. In fact, all other classes of astronomical bodies are named. -
The Lore of the Stars, for Amateur Campfire Sages
obscure. Various claims have been made about Babylonian innovations and the similarity between the Greek zodiac and the stories, dating from the third millennium BCE, of Gilgamesh, a legendary Sumerian hero who encountered animals and characters similar to those of the zodiac. Some of the Babylonian constellations may have been popularized in the Greek world through the conquest of The Lore of the Stars, Alexander in the fourth century BCE. Alexander himself sent captured Babylonian texts back For Amateur Campfire Sages to Greece for his tutor Aristotle to interpret. Even earlier than this, Babylonian astronomy by Anders Hove would have been familiar to the Persians, who July 2002 occupied Greece several centuries before Alexander’s day. Although we may properly credit the Greeks with completing the Babylonian work, it is clear that the Babylonians did develop some of the symbols and constellations later adopted by the Greeks for their zodiac. Contrary to the story of the star-counter in Le Petit Prince, there aren’t unnumerable stars Cuneiform tablets using symbols similar to in the night sky, at least so far as we can see those used later for constellations may have with our own eyes. Only about a thousand are some relationship to astronomy, or they may visible. Almost all have names or Greek letter not. Far more tantalizing are the various designations as part of constellations that any- cuneiform tablets outlining astronomical one can learn to recognize. observations used by the Babylonians for Modern astronomers have divided the sky tracking the moon and developing a calendar. into 88 constellations, many of them fictitious— One of these is the MUL.APIN, which describes that is, they cover sky area, but contain no vis- the stars along the paths of the moon and ible stars. -
The Constellation Microscopium, the Microscope Microscopium Is A
The Constellation Microscopium, the Microscope Microscopium is a small constellation in the southern sky, defined in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751–52 . Its name is Latin for microscope; it was invented by Lacaille to commemorate the compound microscope, i.e. one that uses more than one lens. The first microscope was invented by the two brothers, Hans and Zacharius Jensen, Dutch spectacle makers of Holland in 1590, who were also involved in the invention of the telescope (see below). Lacaille first showed it on his map of 1756 under the name le Microscope but Latinized this to Microscopium on the second edition published in 1763. He described it as consisting of "a tube above a square box". It contains sixty-nine stars, varying in magnitude from 4.8 to 7, the lucida being Gamma Microscopii of apparent magnitude 4.68. Two star systems have been found to have planets, while another has a debris disk. The stars that now comprise Microscopium may formerly have belonged to the hind feet of Sagittarius. However, this is uncertain as, while its stars seem to be referred to by Al-Sufi as having been seen by Ptolemy, Al-Sufi does not specify their exact positions. Microscopium is bordered Capricornus to the north, Piscis Austrinus and Grus to the west, Sagittarius to the east, Indus to the south, and touching on Telescopium to the southeast. The recommended three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted Seen in the 1824 star chart set Urania's Mirror (lower left) by the International Astronomical Union in 1922, is 'Mic'. -
Educator's Guide: Orion
Legends of the Night Sky Orion Educator’s Guide Grades K - 8 Written By: Dr. Phil Wymer, Ph.D. & Art Klinger Legends of the Night Sky: Orion Educator’s Guide Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………....3 Constellations; General Overview……………………………………..4 Orion…………………………………………………………………………..22 Scorpius……………………………………………………………………….36 Canis Major…………………………………………………………………..45 Canis Minor…………………………………………………………………..52 Lesson Plans………………………………………………………………….56 Coloring Book…………………………………………………………………….….57 Hand Angles……………………………………………………………………….…64 Constellation Research..…………………………………………………….……71 When and Where to View Orion…………………………………….……..…77 Angles For Locating Orion..…………………………………………...……….78 Overhead Projector Punch Out of Orion……………………………………82 Where on Earth is: Thrace, Lemnos, and Crete?.............................83 Appendix………………………………………………………………………86 Copyright©2003, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc. 2 Legends of the Night Sky: Orion Educator’s Guide Introduction It is our belief that “Legends of the Night sky: Orion” is the best multi-grade (K – 8), multi-disciplinary education package on the market today. It consists of a humorous 24-minute show and educator’s package. The Orion Educator’s Guide is designed for Planetarians, Teachers, and parents. The information is researched, organized, and laid out so that the educator need not spend hours coming up with lesson plans or labs. This has already been accomplished by certified educators. The guide is written to alleviate the fear of space and the night sky (that many elementary and middle school teachers have) when it comes to that section of the science lesson plan. It is an excellent tool that allows the parents to be a part of the learning experience. The guide is devised in such a way that there are plenty of visuals to assist the educator and student in finding the Winter constellations. -
Searching for Star-Forming Dwarf Galaxies in the Antlia Cluster?
A&A 563, A118 (2014) Astronomy DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322615 & c ESO 2014 Astrophysics Searching for star-forming dwarf galaxies in the Antlia cluster? O. Vaduvescu1,C.Kehrig2, L. P. Bassino3,4,5, A. V. Smith Castelli3,4,5, and J. P. Calderón3,4,5 1 Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Apto. 321, 38700 Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain e-mail: [email protected] 2 Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Apto. 3004, 18080 Granada, Spain 3 Grupo de Investigación CGGE, Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, B1900FWA La Plata, Argentina 4 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata (CCT-La Plata, CONICET-UNLP), Paseo del Bosque, B1900FWA La Plata, Argentina Received 5 September 2013 / Accepted 31 January 2014 ABSTRACT Context. The formation and evolution of dwarf galaxies in clusters need to be understood, and this requires large aperture telescopes. Aims. In this sense, we selected the Antlia cluster to continue our previous work in the Virgo, Fornax, and Hydra clusters and in the Local Volume (LV). Because of the scarce available literature data, we selected a small sample of five blue compact dwarf (BCD) candidates in Antlia for observation. Methods. Using the Gemini South and GMOS camera, we acquired the Hα imaging needed to detect star-forming regions in this sample. With the long-slit spectroscopic data of the brightest seven knots detected in three BCD candidates, we derived their basic chemical properties. -
Ast 101 Prin of Astronomy Dopirak
Principles of Astronomy AST K101 (MO1), Three sem. hrs. credits Instructor: Bill Dopirak CRN: 10862 (860)892-5758 Spring 2007 e-mail: [email protected] Three Rivers Community College Mohegan Campus Office Hrs. Norwich, CT 06360 M - 9:30-10:00am, T – 5:00-6:00pm R 5:00-6:00pm, F 12:00-1:00pm (Or by appointment) Required Text: Schneider, S.E. and T.T. Arny. 2007. Pathways to Astronomy. McGraw-Hill: Higher Education Publishing. p.699. Optional Materials: Starry Night© Pro. Star charts, Planisphere, Binoculars Catalog Description: This course covers the ideas that account for the earth and heavenly bodies and their characteristics. This course is designed to develop an appreciation of the beauty and order of the universe. Observational exercises, including star identifications and use of the telescope, are included. Primary Objectives: In addition to understanding the mechanisms involved in ascertaining distance, temperature, and movements of celestial bodies, students will be able to orientate themselves with the night sky by using constellations as guides. Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend class sessions regularly. If a class is missed due to circumstances beyond your control, please, be sure to notify your instructor and make the necessary arrangements for obtaining the lecture notes. You will be responsible for the material. If 3 classes are missed, a deduction of 5-POINTS will be taking from your final grade. TEN-POINTS will be deducted from your final grade if 5 or more classes are missed. A 5-point bonus will be added to your final grade if 100% attendance is noted. -
Arxiv:1806.02345V2 [Astro-Ph.GA] 18 Feb 2019
Draft version February 20, 2019 Preprint typeset using LATEX style emulateapj v. 12/16/11 PROPER MOTIONS OF MILKY WAY ULTRA-FAINT SATELLITES WITH Gaia DR2 × DES DR1 Andrew B. Pace1,4 and Ting S. Li2,3 1 George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA 2 Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510, USA and 3 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Draft version February 20, 2019 ABSTRACT We present a new, probabilistic method for determining the systemic proper motions of Milky Way (MW) ultra-faint satellites in the Dark Energy Survey (DES). We utilize the superb photometry from the first public data release (DR1) of DES to select candidate members, and cross-match them with the proper motions from Gaia DR2. We model the candidate members with a mixture model (satellite and MW) in spatial and proper motion space. This method does not require prior knowledge of satellite membership, and can successfully determine the tangential motion of thirteen DES satellites. With our method we present measurements of the following satellites: Columba I, Eridanus III, Grus II, Phoenix II, Pictor I, Reticulum III, and Tucana IV; this is the first systemic proper motion measurement for several and the majority lack extensive spectroscopic follow-up studies. We compare these to the predictions of Large Magellanic Cloud satellites and to the vast polar structure. With the high precision DES photometry we conclude that most of the newly identified member stars are very metal-poor ([Fe/H] . -
Sydney Observatory Night Sky Map September 2012 a Map for Each Month of the Year, to Help You Learn About the Night Sky
Sydney Observatory night sky map September 2012 A map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky www.sydneyobservatory.com This star chart shows the stars and constellations visible in the night sky for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth for September 2012 at about 7:30 pm (local standard time). For Darwin and similar locations the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown. To use this chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing (north, south, east or west) is shown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point directly above your head, called the zenith, and the outer circular edge represents the horizon. h t r No Star brightness Moon phase Last quarter: 08th Zero or brighter New Moon: 16th 1st magnitude LACERTA nd Deneb First quarter: 23rd 2 CYGNUS Full Moon: 30th rd N 3 E LYRA th Vega W 4 LYRA N CORONA BOREALIS HERCULES BOOTES VULPECULA SAGITTA PEGASUS DELPHINUS Arcturus Altair EQUULEUS SERPENS AQUILA OPHIUCHUS SCUTUM PISCES Moon on 23rd SERPENS Zubeneschamali AQUARIUS CAPRICORNUS E SAGITTARIUS LIBRA a Saturn Centre of the Galaxy Antares Zubenelgenubi t s Antares VIRGO s t SAGITTARIUS P SCORPIUS P e PISCESMICROSCOPIUM AUSTRINUS SCORPIUS Mars Spica W PISCIS AUSTRINUS CORONA AUSTRALIS Fomalhaut Centre of the Galaxy TELESCOPIUM LUPUS ARA GRUSGRUS INDUS NORMA CORVUS INDUS CETUS SCULPTOR PAVO CIRCINUS CENTAURUS TRIANGULUM -
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THE EVENING SKY FOR OCTOBER, 2014 NORTH Early October — 10 p.m. Mid October — 9 p.m. URSA MAJOR Late October — 8 p.m. Pointers Big Dipper M51 ζ M81 Winter Hexagon2281 M82 κ M101 LYNX BOÖTES URSA μ M37 AURIGA MINOR M I L K Y W A Y DRACO CAMELOPARDALIS M36 Polaris Little Dipper M38 Capella α CORONA 16,17 BOREALIS ε M1 6543 ν M13 SERPENS CAPUT Double M92 Cluster CEPHEUS Keystone M103 ρ 457 Algol β PERSEUS η M52 Aldebaran μ E M34 δ Vega C 7789 ε Double-Double L γ Hyades I M45 CASSIOPEIA ζ HERCULES P Pleiades M39 Deneb LYRA T TRIANGULUM ORION I M31 α C 7243 M57 752 M110 CYGNUS EAST 7000 M29 χ M32 61 M56 (P a M33 6871 th β o ANDROMEDA Albireo f ARIES OPHIUCHUS WEST S LACERTA Summer Triangle u n TAURUS & VULPECULA I.4665 p γ M27 la n 6633 et s) SAGITTA E 70 Q Great Square DELPHINUS U γ A T γ PISCES of Pegasus O ϑ M14 R PEGASUS M15 Altair Uranus α γ ζ SERPENS EQUULEUS CAUDA Mira ο TX AQUILA M I L KM11 Y W A Y SCUTUM M26 ζ M2 M16 ERIDANUS M17 Neptune M18 AQUARIUS α M24 M25 CETUS M28 M22 7293 FORNAX 253 M30 SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORNUS Teapot Fomalhaut M55 SCULPTOR PISCIS AUSTRINUS 0 55 MICROSCOPIUM 0 20 Star magnitudes N IO R TI Moon IL PHOENIX W Phases GRUS –1 012345 FIRST Oct. 1 SOUTH Double star FULL How To Use This Chart Variable star Oct.