Constellations and Stars
This constellation is the representation of twins.
What is Gemini?
This constellation forms a dragon.
What is Draco?
A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after what the pattern looks like.
What is a constellation?
This pattern of stars helps you to find Polaris in the sky.
What is the Big Dipper?
Used to look closer at objects that are too far away to see details.
What is a telescope?
This constellation represents the Golden Ram from Greek mythology.
What is Aries?
This constellation is ONLY in the shape of a dipper.
What is Ursa Minor?
A prominent pattern or group of stars, typically having a popular name but smaller than a constellation.
What is an asterism?
Polaris is used to help you find this direction.
What is north?
Used to study naturally occurring radio light from celestial bodies.
What is a radio telescope?
This constellation contains the star Aldebaran.
What is Taurus?
Mr. Spieler said that this constellation was created by Aphrodite and Eros when they escaped Mt. Olympus on the backs of two fish.
What is Pisces?
The point in the sky that is directly overhead in the sky.
What is the zenith?
This band of constellations lies within the ecliptic.
What is the zodiac?
Used to help educate the public or students about the universe.
What is a planetarium?
This constellation is portrayed as a Centaur.
What is Sagittarius?
This constellation represents a small bear.
What is Ursa Minor?
The great circle in the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year.
What is the ecliptic?
Stars rise about this much earlier every night.
What is 4 minutes?
Used as a central location to study astronomy.
What is an observatory?
This is the brightest star in the night sky.
What is Sirius?
This is the massive red star found in Orion.
What is Betelguese?
A star or constellation above the horizon at all times in a given latitude.
What is circumpolar?
Polaris can tell you this about your position on Earth.
What is your latitude?
Used to help us learn what elements make up a star, galaxy, or even a planet.
What is a spectrograph?