Astronomy Basics

Finding Direction

Finding your direction in the sky is your first step in locating objects in the night sky.









Measuring Angles

It's easy to measure angles in the sky and you can use something that's readily "handy".












Celestial Sphere

This will give you a feel for how the sky is set up.


Looking North 




Looking South 





Star Brightness
Our fancy word is magnitude.





2 comments:

  1. Super helpful! These tricks will really help me!

    Thanks!

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  2. Great survey, I'm sure you're getting a great response.
    Polarlichter

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