constellations for 40+ different cultures. asterisms and illustrations of the constellations. extra catalogue with more than 1 million deep-sky objects. default catalogue of over 80,000 deep-sky objects. extra catalogues with more than 177 million stars. default catalogue of over 600,000 stars. Pick Four Observatories from the Observatory Table to fill out the Collaborator Table for the Orionids Meteor Shower observation. Total time spend on observing this objectĪzimuth of the object at the start time of observingĪltitude of the object at the start time of observing Include Vesta, an asteroid in the list of object to observe Object Table For Star PartyĮxample: Planet, Nebulae, Galaxy, Star, Star Cluster, etc Objects should be greater than 20 degrees of altitude above the horizon. Pick at least one planet, nebulae, galaxy, star, and star cluster. Pick 10 objects to introduce to your visitors to the Star Party.įill out the Object Table For Star Party below Pick an observatory from the Observatory Table to plan your local observing on October 20, 2022. National Astronomical Observatory (Spain)īeijing Normal University Observatory (China) Maidanak Astronomical Observatory (Uzbekistan) Use the TimeandDate website United States Time Zones for observatories within United States Use the World Clocks or Time Zone Converter from TimeandDate website to fill out the Time Zone column Use the ESO Astronomical Observatory Sites or other internet search engines to fill out the information for the observatories listed in the Observatory Table below 
Set the date for coordinate observation on Thursday, October 20, 2022.Īt least two observatories are not from the United States.Ĭomplete the following tables and write a greeting introduction to the public attending the star party The date of the star party is Thursday to Friday, October 20, 21, 2022 between 11 PM to 3 AM local timeĬhoose four observatories from the list to coordinate to observe the Orionids Meteor Shower
In addition, you are planning to coordinate with other observatories of the world (with similar geographical latitudes) to host similar events. You are a docent of a local observatory planning to have a star party for the public. Submit lab assignment by answering all the questions and fill-ins in Stellarium 3 WorksheetLinks to an external site.
website for information about Orionids meteor shower. Use TimeAndDate (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Use ESO Astronomical Observatory Sites (Links to an external site.) to find out latitude and longitude information of observatories in the world. Use Stellarium Web Online Star Map (Links to an external site.) or any other planetarium software for this lab.įollow the procedure instruction from the Stellarium 3 WorksheetLinks to an external site.
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