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Hi guys, Interested in stars, star constellations, planets and galaxies? Well, you have come to the right place! This is the perfect website to learn about Astronomy, and more! Welcome to Shiri and Tanna's amazing blog! Here you can play games, learn about your star sign and our planet, explore black holes, and generally enjoy yourselves! After you've answered some poles, scroll down to the bottom of the page for you to understand the answers! Click on the games page above to play games! If you would like to have some more fun at our blog, click on the Activity sheets above, copy and paste the activity sheet you want onto a Microsoft document, print it out, and do it! More fantastic activities and games will be coming soon. Feel free to comment, or let us know if something isn't working by sending us an email, or posting a comment. If the snow effect on our blog is distracting you, feel free to just tell us, email us, or post a comment. And don't forget to play and feed our fish! Good luck and have fun surfing our website! Shiri and Tanna ;-)

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Saturday, 27 August 2011

Constellation vote winner!

Hi Guys!

Today, we find out the winning animal for the star constellation animal vote!
Drumroll please!......................And the winning animal constellation is.....The Lion!

We would just like to say thank you to everybody who voted, it was really fun for us! Congratulations on all the guests who voted for the Lion. BUT! You don't just walk away with empty hands do you? Everybody gets a free tip on how to view stars.

All you have to do is to download google earth. Click on google earth, then above the world, there is a planet called 'Saturn'. Click on it, and you can view: Earth, Sky, Mars or the Moon. Click on the sky and there will be all the star constellations there. Amazing!

Well, we promised we will give information on Leo.

The constellation of Leo
Leo is a star sign, which is part of the Zodiac. The Leo is known as a Lion, and the brightest star/part of this constellation is Regulus, or as known as Alpha Leonis.
Regulus is the winter star. It's colour is blue, with some yellow, pink and orange mixed together. It represents the Lion's breast/mane and can be seen more clearly above the coastline.
This constellation is readily recognisable.
Alpha Leonis is named Regulus because it was seen as the Heaven's Guardian, who regulated all things in the heavens.
Regulus is one of the four brightest stars in the sky.

While the name Regulus was given us by Copernicus, the star was better known as Cor Leonis, meaning the Lion's heart.

There are also less brighter stars in this constellation. These are:

Beta Leonis is called Denebola, which is the Lion's tail.
Gamma Leonis is Algeiba, the arabic word for forehead.
Zeta Leonis is Aldhafera, and the meaning is uncertain.
Epsilon Leonis and Mu Leonis go under the name of Al Ashfar which are the eyebrows.
Delta Leonis is Zosma, a Greek word meaning girdle.
Lambda Leonis is Alterf, apparently meaning extremity. It is located right at the tip of the Lion's mouth.

Some bears believed that this star was their pathway star to a great heaven where they could live peacefully. Nobody knows if it is actually true. Do you think it is?

The constellation of Leo has five Messier objects; M65, M66, M94 and M105.
Leo can only be seen clearly in early mornings.

Once again, thank you all for voting!

Shiri and Tanna ;-)













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