Compose a research report that explains how to Which four categories of astronomy exist?Activity 2 – Intermediate Stellarium Name:
_________________________ Date:________________
You
can download the Stellarium freeware to you desktop or notebook here:
https://stellarium.org/
(recommended) or use the online Stellarium tool here:
https://stellarium-web.org/
(for online tool sign up for a free NoctuaSky account on the right
side of the page to take advantage of the extended Stellarium
functionality integrated into NoctuaSky). It may be easier to use a
desktop, laptop version rather than a web based version for this
activity but the web based will suffice if necessary.
Original
astrological sign dates:
Capricornus 12/23 – 1/20 Taurus 4/21 – 5/21 Virgo 8/24 – 9/22
Aquarius 1/21 – 2/19 Gemini 5/22 – 6/21 Libra 9/23 – 10/23
Pisces 2/20 – 3/20 Cancer 6/22 – 7/22 Scorpius 10/24 – 11/22
Aries 3/21 – 4/20 Leo 7/23 – 8/23 Sagittarius 11/23 – 12/22
You may choose
your own astrological sign or any other sign for this activity. Pick
one and identify it.
Astrological
Sign _______________Scorpio________________ Dates of Sign:
_____________________
Adjust
Stellarium settings as described below:
Turn on the
constellation art and constellation names and (if not
using web based Stellarium) turn on constellation borders (found
under “Viewing” > “Sky Markings” > “Sky Lore” >
“Constellations”
Turn on the
Ecliptic Line and Celestial Equator Line
Advance or
Reverse the date until the Sun enters the astrological sign you
choose.
Note the dates
the Sun enters the constellation and exits the constellation as you
continue to advance or reverse the date. Use the constellation
borders to determine the entry and exit dates. If you do not have
constellation borders simply estimate the half-way point between the
constellation and its neighbors and consider that the border.
Entry
Date: ___________________________ Exit Date:
__________________________
Attach or embed
screenshots of the entry date and exit date of the Sun into (e.g.
“Entry.png”)and out of (“e.g. “Exit.png”) the
constellation.
These dates
should correspond to range in the original definition. Why do they
differ? Give a brief explanation based on the ‘Precession
of the Equinoxes.’
