My Star Chart B
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1.
Assemble the star chart with tape. Chart 3 will need to be trimmed and lined up before
taping. Only tape on the back for now.
2. Trace all of the constellations in a variety of colors and underline or highlight its name.
3. Find these stars and label their star type using the abbreviation. The chart tells you which
constellation you find them in.
Star Name
Star Type with abbreviation
Constellation
Vega
White Star
WS
Lyra – the harp
Deneb
White Supergiant
WSG
Cygnus – the swan
Capella
Yellow Giant
YG
Auriga – the charioteer
Algol*
White Star
WS
Perseus – son of Zeus
Castor***
White Star
WS
Gemini – the twins
Pollux
Orange Giant
OG
Gemini – the twins
Regulus***
Blue White Star
BWS
Leo – the lion
Betelgeuse
Red Supergiant
RSG
Orion – the hunter
Bellatrix
Blue Giant
BG
Orion – the hunter
Rigel
Blue Supergiant
BSG
Orion – the hunter
Sirius*
White Star
WS
Canis Major – the great bear
Canopus
Cream Supergiant
CSG
Carina
Achernar
Blue White Star
BWS
Eridanus – the river
Aldeberan*
Red Giant
RG
Taurus – the bull
Altair**
White Star
WS
Aquila – the eagle
Antares*
Red Supergiant
RSG
Scorpius – the scorpion
Arcturus
Red Supergiant
RSG
Bootes – the herdsman
*Binary Stars
- two stars that orbit each other. The larger is called the primary star and the
smaller is the companion star.
**Double Star
- two stars that appear as one with the unaided eye because they are close to one
another from our view on earth. They actually may be quite far apart. They do not
orbit one another as binary stars do.
***Triple Stars
- similar to a double star but with three stars instead of two.
4. Label the stars from the chart above as Binary (B), Double Star (DS), or Triple Star (TS).
Use the abbreviation.
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