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One Per Group of 4 in Search of a Planet Planning To In Search of a Planet Planning Format Instructions: One per group of 4 Planning to use the telescope In search of a planet picture of the planet. a good View Mars through a telescope and take to achieve: What we want To do To By when By whom Christmas cards. to use our picture on want 2019. We November a good picture of Mars before the end Have Our success criteria: Possible obstacles Possible Resources © TLO Limited 2019 In Search of a Planet Faulkes Sky Charts Instructions: One set per group of 4 Fornax A (NGC 1316) NGC 1851 NGC 1365 Caelum NGC 2477 NGC 2451 Columba Fornax Antlia Puppis Pyxis M79 M93 Canis Major Hydra NGC 1232 Lepus Little Beehive (M41) NGC 2440 Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula (NGC 3242) M46 Eridanus M47 Crater NGC 1535 M50 M48 Orion Nebula (M42) de Mairan’s Nebula (M43)Monoceros Orion B (NGC 2024) Sextans Cetus M78 Orion NGC 3521 Canis Minor Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) Cetus A (M77) King Cobra (M67) M95 M96 Swelling Spiral (M61) Eskimo Nebula, Clown Nebula (NGC 2392) Saturn M105 Cancer Leo Triplet 1 (M65) Leo Triplet 2 (M66) Crab Nebula (M1) Gemini NGC 2903 Leo M49 Taurus M35 Mars M84 M98 M99 M100 Pleiades, Seven Sisters (M45) M37 Ecliptic M36 M85 Aries M38 Leo Minor Auriga Lynx Blackeye GCalaoxmy (aM 6B4e) renices NGC 4565 Pisces Triangulum Perseus M34 Ursa Major Triangulum Galaxy, Pinwheel Galaxy (M33) Owl Nebula (M97) IC 4182 NGC 2403 M108 M106 Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94) M109 Canes Venatici Camelopardalis Sunflower Galaxy (M63) Cigar Galaxy (M82) Bode's Galaxy (M81) Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 884) Winnecke 4 (M40) Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869) Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76) Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) 30 M32 AnAdnrdorommedda aGalaxy (M31) M103 M110 Owl Cluster (NGC 457) 25 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) Cassiopeia Viewing from FTN, USA Long: -156° 15' 20" Lat: 20° 42' 27" 2006/3/21 06:00:00 UTC (Hawaii) 8th March 08:00 UT NGC 1851 Caelum NGC 2477 Columba NGC 2451 Antlia Puppis Pyxis M68 M79 M93 Canis Major Hydra Lepus Little Beehive (M41) NGC 2440 Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula (NGC 3242) M46 Corvus M47 Crater Eridanus NGC 1535 M50 Sombrero Galaxy (M104) M48 Orion Nebula (M42) Monoceros Sextans de Mairan’s Nebula (M43) Orion B (NGC 2024) NGC 3521 M78 Orion Canis Minor Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) King Cobra (M67) Swelling Spiral (M61) M95 M96 M49 Leo Triplet 1 (M65) Leo Triplet 2 (M66) Saturn Leo M86 Eskimo Nebula, Clown Nebula (NGC 2392) Cancer NGC 2903 M60 M98 M99 Gemini M100 Crab Nebula (M1) M35 M85 Taurus The Moon M53 Mars Leo Minor Coma BerenBliaccekesye Galaxy (M64) M37 NGC 4565 M36 Tempel's Nebula, Merope Nebula (NGC 1435) Pleiades, Seven Sisters (M45) M38 Auriga Lynx Ecliptic M3 Aries IC 4182 Ursa Major Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94) Owl Nebula (M97) M106 Canes Venatici M108 Sunflower Galaxy (M63) M109 Boötes NGC 2403 Perseus Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Winnecke 4 (M40) Cigar Galaxy (M82) Bode's Galaxy (M81) Triangulum M34 Camelopardalis Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) 30 Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 884) Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869) 25 Spindle Galaxy (M102) Ursa Minor Viewing from FTN, USA Long: -156° 15' 20" Lat: 20° 42' 27" 2006/3/8 08:00:00 UTC (Hawaii) 8th March 10:00 UT © TLO Limited 2019 In Search of a Planet Faulkes Sky Charts Instructions: One set per group of 4 Vela NGC 1851 NGC 3201 Caelum NGC 2477 Columba NGC 2451 Puppis Antlia Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83) Pyxis M68 M79 M93 Canis Major Hydra Lepus Little Beehive (M41) Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula (NGC 3242) NGC 2440 Corvus M46 Crater M47 Eridanus Sombrero Galaxy (M104) M50 M48 Sextans Monoceros Orion Nebula (M42) Virgo de Mairan’s Nebula (M43) NGC 3521 Orion B (NGC 2024) M78 Canis Minor Swelling Spiral (M61) Orion King Cobra (M67) M95 M96 M49 Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) Leo Triplet 1 (M65) Leo Triplet 2 (M66) Leo M86 M60 M99 M90 CSaantcuer n NGC 2903 M100 Eskimo Nebula, Clown Nebula (NGC 2392) M85 Gemini M53 Coma BerenBliackeesye Galaxy (M64) M35 Crab Nebula (M1) Leo Minor NGC 4565 Taurus Mars M37 M3 M36 Lynx IC 4182 M38 Auriga Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94) Canes Venatici Boötes Pleiades, Seven Sisters (M45) Ursa Major M106 Sunflower Galaxy (M63) Ecliptic M108 M109 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Winnecke 4 (M40) Aries NGC 2403 Bode's Galaxy (M81) Cigar Galaxy (M82) Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) Corona Borealis Perseus Camelopardalis Spindle Galaxy (M102) 30 M34 Ursa Minor Triangulum 25 Viewing from FTN, USA Long: -156° 15' 20" Lat: 20° 42' 27" 2006/3/21 08:00:00 UTC (Hawaii) 21st March 12:00 UT © TLO Limited 2019 Telescope Planning Cards Instructions: Cut along the lines. One set per group of 4 Goal Success Criteria Information We want to view Mars We will have a good You can’t see stars or through a telescope and picture of Mars. We planets in the daytime take a good picture. can use this on our because of the bright Christmas cards. light of the sun. Information Information Information We need to use the There is a Faulkes When it is daylight telescope in the telescope in Hawaii here, it is night-time daytime. and one in New South in Hawaii and Wales in Australia. Australia. Information Information Information Between March and Between October and A telescope session October, Australia is 9 March, Australia is 11 lasts 30 minutes. hours ahead of UK time. hours ahead of UK time. Information Information Information A telescope cannot Anything above 30° in The higher an object is see anything below 30 the sky will lie inside in the sky, the better the degrees. the green circle on observing will be. the sky chart. Telescope Planning Cards Instructions: Cut along the lines. One set per group of 4 Information Decision Sky charts show how When to book the stars and planets telescope. appear to move across the sky. Decision Decision Which few days will give What else we us the best chance of might look at. viewing Mars. Decision Resource Which telescope is best. How to take pictures using the telescope can be found at the Faulkes Telescope Project. Resource Resource We can get sky charts Dr Sarah Roberts is from: an astronomer at the https://in-the-sky.org/ Faulkes Telescope skymap2.php Project: http://faulkes-telescope.com.
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