Catch Cassiopeia; Hop to It! | August 25 - August 31
Season 48 Episode 34 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ527 Aug 25-31, 2025 “Catch Cassiopeia: Hop to it!”
Star Gazers STGZ527 Aug 25-31, 2025 “Catch Cassiopeia: Hop to it!”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Catch Cassiopeia; Hop to It! | August 25 - August 31
Season 48 Episode 34 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ527 Aug 25-31, 2025 “Catch Cassiopeia: Hop to it!”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHEY THERE STAR FRIENDS - WANT# TO FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE SKY AT NIGHT WITHOUT AN APP?
LEARN TO STAR HOP!
FACE NORTH AROUND MIDNIGHT TO FIND SOMETHING EASY: THE BIG DIPPER!
IT’S PART OF THE# CONSTELLATION URSA MAJOR, THE GREAT BEAR.
BUT WE’RE HERE TO HOP!
WHICH MEANS# USING SOMETHING YOU KNOW TO GET TO SOMETHING ELSE.
CONNECT THE DOTS# ON THE TWO STARS AT THE END OF THE BIG DIPPER’S SPOON AND CONTINUE THAT# LINE UP AND TO THE RIGHT AND YOU’LL RUN INTO A STAR OF SIMILAR BRIGHTNESS.# THAT’S POLARIS, A.K.A.
THE NORTH STAR.
THE NORTH STAR MARKS THE END OF THE# MUCH FAINTER LITTLE DIPPER.
NEXT MAKE ANOTHER HOP - SAME DISTANCE# SAME DIRECTION.
THERE YOU’LL SEE THE “W” SHAPED CONSTELLATION# OF CASSIOPEIA THE QUEEN!
ONE MORE EQUAL HOP BRINGS YOU TO THE# CORNER OF THE SQUARE OF STARS THAT MARKS PEGASUS THE FLYING HORSE.
AND# YOU LEPT OVER ANDROMEDA TOO SO EASY!
START WITH SOMETHING EASY# AND HOP TO MORE WHEN YOU.
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