We'll use an online planetarium to take a look at what the asterism commonly known as "The Big Dipper". An asterism and a constellation are NOT the same thing. Asterisms are common shapes and constellations mark out areas of real estate in the night sky.
Draw a diagram of the Dipper in your notebook. Label each of the 7 stars with a number. Below, place a table that lists the following for each corresponding number:
Number |Star Name |Magnitude |RA |Dec | Distance
When you get done with this, please list the main stars in TWO of the following constellations in the same manner as you did above. (Pick from Cassiopeia, Bootes, Cepheus, Capricornus, Sagittarius, Ursa Minor, or Draco). Are these asterisms, constellations, or both?
This data will be used to create an aluminum foil model in space.
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