How to Stellarium, Pt. 1!
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In this lesson, students will learn how to use Stellarium Web, a useful web-based planetarium tool. Stellarium can be used to navigate the night sky, as well as find key celestial objects, such as the North Star, planets, the Moon, and the seasonal constellations.
Listed below are the concepts that will be covered:
- The sky changes throughout the night, and from day to day
- The Moon changes its phase and location in the sky
- Where to find the seasonal constellations
- How to find the North Star
MATERIALS
- Go to stellarium-web.org
- Handouts
How to Stellarium, Pt. 2!
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In this lesson, students will learn more on how to use Stellarium Web in order to navigate the night sky at different locations, as well as find key celestial objects, like the Milky Way, the Orion Nebula, planets, and the southern constellations.
Listed below are the concepts that will be covered:
- The Sun, Moon and planets travel along a path across the sky
- Usefulness of red light when star watching
- The sky looks different at different latitudes
MATERIALS
- Go to stellarium-web.org
- Handouts
