Constellation Report

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Constellation Report

• 1 page and a pictureEasy!!!

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Name of Constellation

• This is the super easiest part
• Write the name of your constellation

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Location

• Using Right Ascension and Declination
• Describing where it is

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Translation and Legend

• Translation what does the name of the
  constellation mean.
• Eg. Microscopium means the microscope
• Legend what is the story behind the
  constellation many come from Greek or Roman
  myths. If there is no legend what does it look
  like, who came up with the name

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Picture / Map

• Give a picture or map of that constellation.
• This can be from the web, from books, or you can
  draw it based on those sources.

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Cool Stuff in the Constellation

• Many of these constellations have cool faint
  fuzzies in them (Taurus has M1, Orion has M42)
  Galaxies Nebula - Clusters
• Others have important asterisms (Taurus has the
  Pleiades, Sagittarius has the teapot, Ursa
  Major has the Big Dipper)
• Some have other important things (Cygnus has
  Cygnus X-1 a probable black hole!) binary stars
  variable stars

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Example

• Lepus
• Location RA 5hr 10 min Dec. -15
  degrees
• Lepus is the constellation of the Rabbit
• Lepus is an ancient constellation found under the
  feet of Orion, the Hunter.  The creature is
  associated with the Moon in mythology.  Some say
  that the dark regions on the surface of the Moon
  are a rabbit, originally Lepus.  The rabbit was
  the favorite prey of Orion and his hunting dogs.

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Grading

• Name 5
• Location 5
• Translation / Legend 10
• Picture / Map 10
• Cool things 10