choosing two resources to help identify stars and constellations.

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Amanda Kennedy
Nov 6, 2023Nov 6 at 10:50pm
The first resource I chose was the Star Gazers (https://www.stargazersonline.org/episodes/Links to an external site.). I chose to use this resource for two main reasons. The first reason I chose it was because I found it to be the easiest to understand. I’m very new to astronomy and the videos that I watched were very easy to understand. I also liked that the videos were short so when I was out looking at the night sky, I could easily rewatch them. The second reason I chose it was because the videos explained things in a way that my daughter (11) would understand also and keep her attention. She has always been into astronomy, so having the educational as well as entertaining videos allows her to increase her knowledge, as well as mine, and allows us to spend some time together enjoying something she likes.
The second resource I chose was the Stellarium. I picked this one because being able to see the map and being able to move it around to kind of match what I’m seeing. This is helpful to me because I’m a more visual learner. I like how it can use my location, and that it also has an app.
In Central Pennsylvania we had a few cloudy nights this week, though still beautiful, I couldn’t see much. I was able to go out on November 5 around 8:30 to a mostly clear sky. I was able to use the Star Gazer resource video “You Can See Two Star Custers Right Now” and spot the Pleiades star cluster, the Hyades star cluster, and the Aldebaran star. Being able to find theses I was also able to then see the Taurus constellation. The next night, it wasn’t as clear but I was able to see a few stars. I was able to spot the Aldebaran star again and, by using the Stellarium app I was able to then locate Jupiter.