Fsa Reach For The Stars Worksheet
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FSA Reach for the Stars School Wide Competition 12/12/2008
Part I Constellation Charts
50pts
Use the SC001 Constellation chart to fill in the grid below.
Type of object: star, double star, variable star, galaxy, cluster (open or globular), nebula
as found on the chart. More specific questions will be asked later.
Object Name/ Messier number: Name of star; proper name of deep sky object and it’s
Messier Number.
Constellation: Duh.
Right Ascension: Answers +/- 5 minutes counted correct
Declination: Answers +/- 1 degree counted correct
Type of
Object name/
Constellation
Right
Declination
object
Messier Number
Ascension
1
Galaxy
Andromeda
Andromeda
00 h 43 m
+41 degrees
Galaxy/ M31
2
Star
Arcturus
Bootes
14 h 16 m
+19 degrees
3
Nebula
Crab Nebula M1
Taurus
05 h 35 m
+22 degrees
4
Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
Canes Venatica
13 h 30 m
+47 degrees
M51
5
Star
Procyon
Canis Minor
07 h 39 m
+05 degrees
6
Star
Antares
Scorpius
16 h 29 m
-26 degrees
7
Double Star
Rigel
Orion
05 h 15 m
-08 degrees
8
variable star Algol
Perseus
03 h 08 m
+41 degrees
9
Star
Vega
Lyra
18 h 37 m
+39 degrees
10 Nebula
Ring Nebula M57
Lyra
18 h 54 m
+33 degrees
11
Double Star
Regulus
Leo
10 h 08 m
+12 degrees
12
Star
Sirius
Canis Major
06 h 45 m
-17 degrees
13 Nebula
Dumbbell Nebula
Vulpecula
19 h 59 m
+23 degrees
M27
14 open cluster
Beehive Cluster/
Cancer
08 h 40 m
+20 degrees
M44
15
Star
Deneb
Cygnus
20 h 41 m
+45 degrees
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