Extra-Credit Opportunity for ASTR Students at FSU - Constellation Report

This document provides information for an extra-credit opportunity for Professor Mattox's ASTR 111 or 112 students. This page was last modified on 12/13/06.

Your name:__________________________; Section #:_______; Points: _________(12 points possible)

On which day of the year were you born?

First, you are to determine the constellation of your Astrological "Sun Sign".
When were you born?

What is your Astrological "Sun Sign", and how did you determine this?

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Now use the Starry night program to determine which constellation the Sun was actually in at instant of your birth.
What was the right ascension and declination of the Sun on the moment you were born?

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What constellation is this position in? Hint, Starry Night can be commanded to draw constellation boundries.

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Why is it possible that the Sun may then have been in a different constellation than your "Sun Sign" constellation.

Attach a report on the nature and history of this constellation. Your report should comprise at least two solid paragraphs - one on the location, shape, and contents of this constellation, and another paragraph on its history.