Internet Activity: Researching Sky Maps (Astronomy Worksheet) (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Go to:

, > Virtual Science Center > Virtual Planetarium

Click on Sky Calendar. Click on February 23.

1. The waxing crescent moon tonight is near _______________.

2. What happened on February 26?

On the left sidebar, click on Meteor Showers. Under Peak Activity, click on Sort by Peak.

3. Which meteor shower just peaked yesterday (Feb 22)? _________________

4. When will the next meteor shower peak? (date) ______________

On the left sidebar, click on Sky Information. Click on Bright Stars Table. Check

Constellation, Magnitude, distance, spectral class, and surface temperature.

5. Name the TWO stars on this table that are in Orion.

6. Which star on this table is the most distant (greatest LY away)? ___________

7. Which star on this table is another G2 star, like our Sun? __________________

8. Which two stars have a surface temperature of 28000 K? _________ and ____________

To what spectral class do these two stars belong? ________

Go to:

Click on Select your location (under Anonymous Users)

 U (United States);

 Enter Eagle River (in Search String); Submit.

 Click on Eagle River, Alaska

Under Satellites, 10 day predictions, Click on ISS

1. When on February 23 (today!) will the ISS be visible from Eagle River? _______

2. At what altitude? ________ and in which direction (Az.)? _______

NOTE: Mag 2 means it will be about as bright as Polaris.

Go back, under Astronomy, click on Solar System Chart

3. Which inner planet is directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth? __________

4. Which outer planet is directly behind the Earth (opposite the Sun)? ___________

Go back, under Astronomy, click on Whole Sky Chart

5. Which two planets are visible right now? ___________ and ___________

6. Which of these planets is right next to the Sun? ______________

Forward the time to Hour 18 00 min (6 PM)

7. Which planets are visible now? __________ and ______________

8. When will Venus set? Hint: forward the hour until you no longer see it!) ________

Go back to the Main Menu. Select FAQ, scroll down to Iridium Flares.

9. What is an iridium flare?

BONUS: Select something else to do from the Main Menu of this site, or go back and visit one

of the previous sites. Tell me something you tried, looked up, or did. What did you learn?

Site: ____________________

What did you do? Learn?

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