Star Chart Exam
The star chart exam will be given in class on a date announced by your instructor.
The following are lists of constellations and objects which can be seen in the sky during the evening in the indicated seasons. Each semester, a test will be given where you will supply the names (correctly spelled) of fifteen items from the list for that season. These will be marked on a star chart similar to the one you receive in class, but without names. You will fill in the blanks.
Fall Semesters |
Spring Semesters |
||
Constellations | Objects | Constellations | Objects |
---|---|---|---|
Ursa Minor | Polaris | Ursa Minor | Polaris |
Ursa Major | Arcturus | Ursa Major | Mizar |
Cassiopeia | Antares | Cassiopeia | Pleiades Cluster |
Bootes | Vega | Taurus | Capella |
Scorpius | Altair | Orion | Aldebaran |
Sagittarius | Algol | Canis Major | Rigel |
Lyra | Pleiades | Canis Minor | Orion Nebula* |
Cygnus | Capella | Gemini | Betelgeuse |
Pegasus | Aldebaran | Leo | Castor |
Andromeda | Betelgeuse | Bootes | Pollux |
Perseus | Rigel | Perseus | Procyon |
Taurus | Orion Nebula* | Virgo | Sirius |
Orion | Sirius | Regulus | |
Castor | Spica | ||
Pollux | Arcturus |