| READING A CELESTIAL GLOBE
PROBLEM: What do
the symbols on the celestial globe mean?
HYPOTHESIS:
MATERIALS:
celestial
star globe,
celestial globe
PROCEDURE: At the
given location determine the type of object found. Use the legend to
define the object. Draw a picture of the symbol.
|
name |
declination |
right ascension |
|
1.
hint: in Eridanus
constellation |
- 40
|
3h
|
|
2.
hint: in Hercules
constellation |
40 |
between 16h and 17h
|
|
3.
hint: in Canis Major
constellation |
between - 20 and -10
|
between 6h and 7h
|
|
4.
hint: in Ophiuchus
constellation |
between 0 and + 10
|
18h
|
|
5.
hint: in Aquarium
constellation |
- 20 |
between 22h and 23h |
|
6.
hint: purple |
+ 10 to + 20 |
between 6h and 7h |
|
7.
hint: in Triangulum
constellation |
+ 30 |
between1h and 2h
|
Are certain constellations located only in the
Northern Hemisphere and others only in the Southern Hemisphere?
Why?
CONCLUSION:
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