Hello class. While I was thinkg about astronomy and what to write for the first blog, constellations popped into my mind. So I began thinking about constellations. More times than not, the only constellations that I can identify are the big and little dippers, although these are considered asterisms. Asterisms are less formally defined groupings that may be a part of larger constellations. Granted, I never took an astronomy course, but I have always been associated with people who point out constellations on behalf of me for future reference. So I felt this would be a good conversation starter for the blog. Have you [at any time] had trouble identifying constellations other than the big and little dippers, and do you believe that this class will help you out in this area as well as other astronomy areas? Also, which constellations, if any, have fascinated you?
I'm Taylor Hoefener (pronounced like Hugh), I'm the guy with long dark hair. I have not stargazed with any real astronomical foundation yet, or with anyone else who had much of one either. I expect to tie up many loose ends in my understanding of the skies with this astronomy course as it is already aggressively ingraining some key concepts. I suppose if I wanted to spot a constellation it would be microscopium because it is comprised of only five very small stars, apparently making it one of the more elusive configurations. And I like a challenge.
ReplyDeleteThere is an iPhone application for finding stars in the sky. I tried it and it is pretty cool. It showed me where Jupiter was at night.
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