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6C Winter Constellations Objectives

6C Winter Constellations Objectives. List the six winter constellations we will discuss. Describe each in terms of: Location How to locate each constellation using Orion Important stars or other deep space objects contained in each constellation Mythological Story. Winter Constellations.

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The LAMOST Galactic Structure Working Group

LAMOST Experiment for Galactic Understanding and Evolution (LEGUE). The LAMOST Galactic Structure Working Group. Overview. Constraints and suitability of the LAMOST Telescope (2) Scientific justification for a Galactic survey of millions of stars

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Heidi Newberg Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Galactic Structure from LAMOST. ???. Heidi Newberg Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Talk to me about our graduate program in astrophysics. Overview. (1) The Milky Way spheroid (a) tidal debris (b) dwarf galaxies and globular clusters

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ORION

ORION. Sirius. CANIS MAJOR. +6. arc-seconds. 0. -6. 124. 0. 31. 62. 93. arc-seconds. 1850. +6. arc-seconds. 0. -6. 124. 0. 31. 62. 93. arc-seconds. 1855. +6. arc-seconds. 0. -6. 124. 0. 31. 62. 93. arc-seconds. 1860. +6. arc-seconds. 0. -6. 124. 0. 31.

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The Polaris

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16 Constellations and Nicknames

16 Constellations and Nicknames. Orion. Hunter. Big Dipper. Ursa Major. Queen. Cassiopeia. Scorpio. Scorpion. Draco. Dragon. Cygnus. Swan. Lyra. The Harp. Little Dipper. Ursa Minor. Gemini. Twins. Taurus. The Bull. Bootes. Herdsman. Canis Minor. Lesser Dog.

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Preliminary Comments

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Visualizations of the 6dF Galaxy Survey

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Canis Major

s. i. n. a. c. Canis Major. cani. cani. majo. majo. r. r. s. s. Robert Frost. The great Overdog. That heavenly beast. H. E. Y. A. L. V. N. E. With a star in one eye. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. STAR. IN. LEAP. A. THE.

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Constellations Medium Version (Medium Sky)

Constellations Medium Version (Medium Sky). Revised 4/11/2006. Betelgeuse. Orion The Hunter. M42 Orion Nebula. Ursa Major The Big Bear. Alcor & Mizar. Ursa Minor The Small Bear. Polaris. Leo The Lion. Gemini The Twins. The Sickle. Castor & Pollux. Regulus. Cancer The Crab.

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Building an Astrolabe

Building an Astrolabe. Now draw lines from the top right corner through the marks you made in the previous step. Tie about 9 inches of thread to a paperclip. For the next ten days go outside around 8:00 to 9:00 pm and look for the constellations and other objects listed below. Orion

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Asterisms

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Asterisms

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Orion The Hunter

Betelgeuse. Orion The Hunter. Capella. Auriga The Charioteer. Sirius. Canis Major The BIG Dog. Pleiades. Aldebaran. Taurus The Bull. Algol. Pleiades. Perseus The Hero. The Sickle. Regulus. Leo The Lion. Pollux. Gemini The Twins.

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