Constellation Scavenger Hunt

 http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/constellations.html

1.  What are constellations?
 

2.   What helps you recognize the constellation Orion?
 

3.  Name the two stars that make up Orion's shoulder and foot?
 

4.  Where did the constellations come from?
 

 http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellation_list.html

5.  Click on the site above and select different constellations to observe.  Be sure to then scroll down and click on Interactive star chart (Java applet) .  This will allow you to view the constellation 
in an interesting way.

Click on Back.  Now write a the name of the constellation you selected and the stars found in that constellation.

Constellation:

Stars:

Describe the shape of the constellation.
 

 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

6.  Click on the site above.  It will take you to NASA photographs of the Universe.  Select one or two and write your description of them below and what you liked or did not like about them.