Star Walk

Hi guys!

We really enjoy astronomy and we hope you do as well. There are a multiple number of apps you can get for researching and viewing the stars, but Star Walk is our favourite. All you have to do is take a picture of the stars at night and it will automatically show you the name and constellation. There are other apps similar to this, but the apps that cost money are definitely better because they are more valuable. There are many different types of versions for different types of research. So why not give it a go? Here is a video Tanna found that will show us all about it.

If you watch to the end of the video, there is a row of other good videos you can watch to give you information about the other star apps out there.There are also many more videos of different star apps if you go to http://www.youtube.com/.

Search in what you want for your Phone, iPod or other devices. 

Shiri and Tanna

Whats going on with the stars?

Hi guys!

At this moment, we are lucky. Because we can see the Scorpion, the Southern cross and Alpha Centauri and the two pointers. The Southern cross is part of the Australian flag; it has 7 bright stars in it. The brightest star is at the bottom left corner, which is the commonwealth star. The commonwealth star has 7 points; while the others have 5 points. It is very special because it represents Australian culture. 

The two pointers are 2 stars; one bright one dark. If you look where the bright star is pointing, you can see a certain star, or star constellation.

If you see two stars that are quite close together, that is saturn. There are actually 3 stars, but the third is very faint. The stars that are the edges of saturn represent the rings around saturn, those are made out of chemicals and objects we can't get in our world, but some of them are solid rock, which we can get in our world. The ring may seem like you can't put your hand through it, but it is actually see through and you can walk straight through it.

If you would like to see with our telescope some stars, check this chart:

Tanna and Shiri ;-)

Winter

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Northern Circumpolar

Southern Circumpolar

Andromeda	Antlia	Apus	Aquarius	Aquila
Ara	Aries	Auriga	Bootes	Caelum
Camelopardalis	Cancer	Canes Venatici	Canis Major	Canis Minor
Capricornus	Carina	Cassiopeia	Centaurus	Cepheus
Cetus	Chamaeleon	Circinus	Columba	Coma Berenices
Corona Australis	Corona Borealis	Corvus	Crater	Crux
Cygnus	Delphinus	Dorado	Draco	Equuleus
Eridanus	Fornax	Gemini	Grus	Hercules
Horologium	Hydra	Hydrus	Indus	Lacerta
Leo	Leo Minor	Lepus	Libra	Lupus
Lynx	Lyra	Mensa	Microscopium	Monoceros
Musca	Norma	Octans	Ophiuchus	Orion
Pavo	Pegasus	Perseus	Phoenix	Pictor
Pisces	Piscis Austrinus	Puppis	Pyxis	Reticulum
Sagitta	Sagittarius	Scorpius	Sculptor	Scutum
Serpens	Sextans	Taurus	Telescopium	Triangulum
Triangulum Australe	Tucana	Ursa Major	Ursa Minor	Vela
Virgo	Volans	Vulpecula

We got this information from Dibonsmith. A very good website!
Shiri and Tanna

What are star constellations?

Hi guys!

You've already seen what stars are...But what are star constellations? 

Star constellations are stars that form a picture, pattern or message in the sky. Stars are famous for their constellations because of pictures that are formed by the stars that are in the sky. This doesn't happen by anything except gravity; it just comes naturally. Each constellation has a bright star representing a part of a certain constellation. e.g 

The summer star is  the lion's breast, also known as Regulus. The autumn is the scorpion's heart, Antares. The winter star is the Water bearer's  naked eye, Fomalhaut. The spring star is the bull's eye, Aldebaran. All of those examples are the four brightest stars in the sky. The four royal stars of the zodiac. Leo, Scorpio, Taurus, and Aquarius. You are lucky of you are born to one of those four. Maybe you could make up you're own star constellation too! 

One of the most famous constellations; is Orion. His belt are 3 bright stars that are in a straight row across. He has a dog, that marches beside his feet. He was known to defeat the Scorpion. Sadly, Orion chopped the Scorpion's leg off and the Scorpion may have gotten his revenge. Hercules; is another famous greek star constellation, he is known for his true bravery for what he did to his people. 

Suggestions for seeing star constellations at night time

• Go to the observatory - only when it isn't raining or cloudy
• Watch them from your bedroom window - or go outside if you don't have one
• Settle dinner outdoors with your family and explain to them
• Go on a camp, and stay up late to watch them.
• Look from the airplane - you might be able to see them - not always though

Here is a chart of some of the constellations in the night sky:

Andromeda	Antlia The Air Pump	Apus Bird of Paradise	Aquarius Water Carrier	Aquila The Eagle
Ara The Altar	Aries The Ram	Auriga The Charioteer	Boötes The Herdsman	Caelum The Chisel
Camelopardalis The Giraffe	Cancer The Crab	Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs	Canis Major The Greater Dog	Canis Minor The Lesser Dog
Capricornus The Goat-Fish	Carina The Keel	Cassiopeia	Centaurus The Centaur	Cepheus
Cetus The Whale	Chamaeleon	Circinus The Drafting Compass	Columba The Dove	Coma Berenices Berenice's Hair
Corona Australis Southern Crown	Corona Borealis Northern Crown	Corvus The Crow	Crater The Goblet	Crux Southern Cross
Cygnus The Swan	Delphinus The Dolphin	Dorado The Goldfish	Draco The Dragon	Equuleus The Little Horse
Eridanus The River	Fornax The Furnace	Gemini The Twins	Grus The Crane	Hercules
Horologium The Pendulum Clock	Hydra The Water Serpent	Hydrus The Lesser Water Snake	Indus The Indian	Lacerta The Lizard
Leo The Lion	Leo Minor The Lesser Lion	Lepus The Hare	Libra The Scales	Lupus The Wolf
Lynx	Lyra The Lyre	Mensa The Table Mountain	Microscopium The Microscope	Monoceros The Unicorn
Musca The Fly	Norma The Level	Octans The Octant	Ophiuchus Serpent Holder	Orion The Hunter
Pavo The Peacock	Pegasus The Winged Horse	Perseus	Phoenix The Phoenix	Pictor The Painter's Easel
Pisces The Fish	Piscis Austrinus The Southern Fish	Puppis The Stern	Pyxis The Compass	Reticulum The Reticle
Sagitta The Arrow	Sagittarius The Archer	Scorpius The Scorpion	Sculptor The Sculptor	Scutum The Shield
Serpens The Serpent	Sextans The Sextant	Taurus The Bull	Telescopium The Telescope	Triangulum The Triangle
Triangulum Australe Southern Triangle	Tucana The Toucan	Ursa Major The Great Bear	Ursa Minor The Lesser Bear	Vela The Sails
Virgo The Virgin	Volans The Flying Fish	Vulpecula The Fox

If you would like to see more information on these, go to www.dibonsmith.com

Tanna and Shiri