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First look at the total solar eclipse. This may be the first exoplanet found orbiting three stars. For the outer sleeve Part 2 , make sure you keep the large white rectangle at the bottom; also, cut out the white oval in the middle.
To make a Star Wheel, fold the white rectangle at the bottom of the outer sleeve so it's underneath the front. Then staple the rectangle to the front at the locations marked by short white lines to either side of the oval.
Now slip in the circular sky map so it shows through the oval. That's it! To use the Star Wheel, align the desired date with the desired time. This example is set for 10 p. Pick the date and hour you want to observe, and set the Star Wheel so this date on the rim of the circular disk matches the time indicated along the edge of the outer sleeve.
Use white hours when standard time is in effect and orange hours when clocks are set for daylight-saving summer time. The Star Wheel's large oval shows the whole sky, and the oval's curved edge represents the horizon you're facing. Once outside, hold the Star Wheel out in front of you and look at the yellow "Facing" labels around the oval. Turn the entire wheel so that the yellow label for the direction you're facing is on the bottom, with the lettering right-side up.
If you're unsure of your directions, just remember where the Sun sets; that's west. Once you've set the date and time, turn the Star Wheel so the 'Facing' label at the bottom of the oval matches the direction in the sky you're looking. Kelly Beatty Now the stars above the map's horizon should match the real stars in front of you. Remember that star patterns will look much larger in the sky than they do on the map. The farther up from the edge of the oval the stars appear, the higher up they'll be shining in your sky.
Stars in the center of the oval will appear directly overhead. If you'd like a more visual guide, watch our video on how to use a star wheel. It includes the names of the brightest stars and the most prominent constellations. Depending on how dark the sky is in your area, there may be more stars overhead than are shown on the map.
Everyone's sky looks a little different. If there are fewer stars visible to you than appear on the Star Wheel, try to find an observing site that is not flooded by house or streetlight. Also, the longer you're outside, the better the chance that your eyes will adapt to the darkness and the more stars you'll be able to see. By drawing a line through the 'pointer' stars at the end of the Big Dipper's bowl, you can easily find the North Star.
Kelly Beatty Stars in the northern sky do not rise or set — instead, throughout the night they seem to slowly turn counterclockwise around Polaris, the North Star, which seems to stay in the same place in the sky no matter what time of night or season of the year. So let's find the North Star! Begin by locating the Big Dipper.
This giant spoon is actually part of a larger constellation called Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Find the two end stars in the Dipper's bowl — look opposite the handle. They're known as the "pointers.
Because a line drawn between them and extended away from the bottom of the bowl leads you to Polaris, the North Star. Such models include:. This document from Vixen explains how. You also need to configure SkySafari to communicate with the StarBook controller at However, other astronomy programs like The Sky and Starry Night expect to communicate with a telescope directly over a serial port.
To make SkyFi work with those programs, you'll need a virtual serial port driver - a piece of software that presents SkyFi's wireless TCP port to other programs as if it were a real serial port. A number of third-party virtual serial port drivers are available, and many of them are free.
Here are a few that we've successfully tested with SkyFi; all of these run on Windows:. You can download a PDF of Dave's guide by clicking this link. Simulation Curriculum offers a 1-year limited warranty on all SkyFi III units purchased directly from us or an authorized reseller.
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