Tuesday, 11 March 2014

How to find constellations

We'll start with how to find the north star (polaris).
1. Find Ursa major (the Big dipper) or Cassiopeia, this will make it will be easy easy to find the north star. 
2. Find Ursa major first, just look for the formation below. look at the two stars on the edge of the cup, furthest from the handle, and follow the line between them to find the north star.


 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/2012-08-11_23-56-28-Cassiopeia-ann-2c-27f-28d.jpg3. Then find Cassiopeia. It should be across from the big dipper and you will be able to find it with a little looking. Look for a big "W".







4.Roughly in between the two constellations is the north star.














5. Now that you've found the north star you can find Ursa minor (the little dipper)
the north star is the last star in the handle of the little dipper, the rest of the dipper extends out an will run parallel to the big dipper.

6. Next ill tell you about how to find Draco the dragon, another constellation in the same region of stars.

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Draco's tail starts just above the invisible line connecting Ursa major to the north star. then it extends up to across from the second star in the big dipper's handle. There is a rounded curve then it extends down to the same level as the start of its tail. There is then a jump from there to Draco's head, which is across from the high piont in his tail.


Thats how to find 5 constellations. Thanks for reading.









Monday, 10 March 2014

I am poem

I am
Athletic,dedicated, caring
Boxing, snowboarding, running
trying my best
I am tom