Starry Night

Starry Night____________________________

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Use the Starry Night Program to help you answer the following questions:

To find the Starry Night program, go to Start: All Programs: Research Tools: Starry Night.

1. Are all Points of light in the night sky stars? Explain and use examples. /3I

1. Do stars only come out at night? What happens during the day? Explain and describe how you found this. /3I

1. Does the sun and moon rise and set in the same spot and time everyday? How does this change? How did you find this answer? /3I

1. What special events happened/will happen on: /4I

   1. March 29^th, 2006? (Looking from Central Africa).________________

   2. September 22^nd, 2006 (Looking from Russia). ________________

   3. May 20^th, 2012 (Looking from Toronto) _________________

   4. August 21^st, 2017 (Looking from Toronto) _________________

2. Using the Constellations module, pick a constellation that you like. /10I

   1. Record its name and draw it in the space below:

• 1. How would you find this constellation if you were looking for it at night? (Use directions and landmarks ie. “To the east of the North Star” Use information found on the internet to help you out).

• 1. Use the internet to search for the meaning/story of this constellation, and write down 4 main points summarizing this story. Write down the website the story came from.

Find the sky on the night you were born (eg May 10^th 1992). Choose 4 constellations that appear in the sky that night, draw them below and state what time they rise and set in the sky, or if they are there all night. What phase in the moon in? Are there any planets